I say the phone records of law abiding citizens are none of their damn business! Rand Paul More Quotes by Rand Paul More Quotes From Rand Paul I went to my first national convention in 1976, when my family supported [Ronald] Reagan over [Gerald] Ford, so we've always been Republicans, but we've always wanted the Republican Party to be the party of fiscally conservative, limited-government types. And I think, sometimes, we haven't done that as well. Rand Paul party government thinking Someone is an ignoramus who would say that, 'Oh, we had three hurricanes this year. This proves that somehow the climate is warming.' The earth is 4.5 billion years old, and you're going to say that we had four hurricanes and so it proves a theory? Rand Paul party nature science I think Republicans will not win again in my lifetime ... unless they become a new GOP, a new Republican Party. And it has to be a transformation. Not a little tweaking at the edges. Rand Paul party winning reality I worry that the Senate is working to consider a series of little-noticed provisions in comprehensive immigration reform that may provide a pathway to a national ID card for all individuals present in the United States - citizens and noncitizens. Rand Paul pathways immigration worry I'm in favor of everything with regards to ending institutional racism. Rand Paul institutional-racism favors racism I'm not opposed to letting people work and labor in our country, but we shouldn't provide an easy route to citizenship. We're the only country I know of where a person can come in illegally and that baby becomes a citizen and I think that should stop also. Rand Paul baby country thinking Republicans who criticize the use of two languages, I think, make a great mistake. Rand Paul mistake two thinking Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities. Rand Paul strong religious rights I think you'll find that these are measures that have great bipartisan support, and so I expect, not only did we do well in the primary, I think we'll win by a wide margin in the fall because we're going to get a lot of independents and conservative Democrats coming to us. Rand Paul winning fall thinking The 11 million, I think, are never going home, don't need to be sent home, and I would incorporate them into our society by giving them work visas and making them taxpayers. Rand Paul home giving thinking I will not let the patriot act, the most un-patriotic of acts, go unchallenged. Rand Paul filibuster patriotic patriot The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn't say keep religion out of government. Rand Paul first-amendment government firsts We need a revival in the country,” Paul said. “We need another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying, 'reform or see what's going to happen if we don't reform.' Rand Paul reform country people I think there's evil on both sides [of Syria], and I think that's one reason I don't want to be involved in civil war. I see things in personal terms. I just can't see sending one of my sons - or your son or daughter - to fight in a civil war, where on one side we have a dictator, who in all likelihood gassed his people. Rand Paul daughter fighting war I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid. Rand Paul little-kid littles kids Perhaps it is time to be more careful what we ask government to do, and where we allow it to become part of our lives. Rand Paul careful our-lives government I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he fled, [because] that is what he faced. Rand Paul technology party leadership I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans. Rand Paul african-american government arguing Giving someone a one-time stimulus check, or a one-time tax cut that expires doesn't allow the predictability that business needs. Rand Paul cutting giving needs Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate. Rand Paul can-do-something election can-do
