You can say I'm a hater. But I would argue I'm a lover. I'm a lover of traditional families and of the right of children to have a mother and father... I would argue that the future of America hangs in the balance, because the future of the family hangs in the balance. Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?
Rick Santorumevery issue that we deal with in this country has a moral component to it. And so, to divorce a moral component to the debt burden we're leaving the next generation, the tax structure to how we spend our money in Washington, and how we - you know, how we value human life - I mean, all of those things, to me interrelate. They're not - they're not separate issues.
Rick SantorumWhen people can't control their desires... we have to pass laws to stop their desires.
Rick SantorumI am not a libertarian, and I fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
Rick SantorumI think the Democrats are actually worried he (Obama) may go to Indonesia and bow to more Muslims.
Rick SantorumIn far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might find they don't both need to. ... What happened in America so that mothers and fathers who leave their children in the care of someone else - or worse yet, home alone after school between three and six in the afternoon - find themselves more affirmed by society? Here, we can thank the influence of radical feminism.
Rick Santorum