Even in 2007, I did believe that Iran was potentially a threat, now eight years later, which is a long time, I think the threat has become heightened. Rand Paul More Quotes by Rand Paul More Quotes From Rand Paul If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the Bills. Then I say, sweep the place clean, limit their terms, and send them HOME! Rand Paul term-limitsgovernmenthome The Founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a necessary evil, to be restrained and minimized as much as possible. Rand Paul constitutiongovernmentevil I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do. Rand Paul nannieswantpeople Unless you really stand for something, people aren't motivated to go out and vote for you. Rand Paul motivatedvotepeople We will not cut one penny from the safety net until we've cut every penny from corporate welfare. Rand Paul safetycuttingpennies If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die. Rand Paul diestakendream The Constitution was not written to restrain the citizen's behavior, it was writtne to restrain the government's behavior. Rand Paul citizenspoliticsgovernment We should understand the limitations of war. We should understand the sacrifices our young men and women go through losing lives and limbs. And they should only do it for the highest of purposes. Rand Paul sacrificemenwar For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way. Rand Paul libertygovernmentway I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government. Rand Paul governmentrunningcountry When you couple this militarization of law enforcement with an erosion of civil liberties and due process that allows the police to become judge and jury - national security letters, no-knock searches, broad general warrants, pre-conviction forfeiture - we begin to have a very serious problem on our hands. Rand Paul erosioncouplelaw I think that, most importantly, when I see issues of war, I see them in a personal vein, and I am reluctant to go to war unless there's a real, valid American interest because I've seen the wounded soldiers. Rand Paul realwarthinking If you give up your rights now, don’t expect to get them back. Rand Paul giving-uprightsgiving I've put pencil to paper... and I've said I would cut spending, and I've said exactly where. Each one of my budgets has taken a meat axe to foreign aid, because I think we ought to quit sending it to countries that hate us. Rand Paul hatetakencountry The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the Cold War, is that the engine of capitalism - the individual - is mightier than any collective. Rand Paul abidinglessonswar The president's rattling the saber and beating the drums may have an effect. Rand Paul effectspresidentmay I think women have come a long way. Women are in positions not because they're women, they're in positions because they're intelligent and they should be equal to their counterparts and treated equally. Rand Paul intelligentlongthinking President Obama said, oh, we want to make insurance perfect for people, but he added all these regulatory mandates, made it too expensive. Young, healthy people didn't buy it, and the people remaining in the insurance pool were sicker and sicker. That's the adverse selection and the death spiral of Obamacare. And so really we do need to discuss the intricacies of what worked and what didn't work in Obamacare. And I think the better way to do this is to let individuals have the freedom to choose what kind of insurance is best for them. The government doesn't always know best. Rand Paul perfectpeoplethinking In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it ... But people voted because they were fearful and people said there could be another attack and Americans will blame me if I don't vote on this. Rand Paul aftermathnsapeople If Americans were attacked, it does change the equation. The problem is, is that with regard to this is there've been horrendous killings of civilians with conventional weapons. Rand Paul weaponsproblemdoe
