I speak to members of my own party in asking that you do not place purity ahead of unity. Ted Cruz More Quotes by Ted Cruz More Quotes From Ted Cruz What I think is at stake in 2012, is whether the five or six strong conservatives elected to the Senate in 2010 become 10 or 12. And if that happens, it will fundamentally shift the character of the Senate. It will shift the balance. Ted Cruz strongcharacterthinking I think Super Tuesday is the most important day of this entire primary election. It is the most delegates awarded in a single night will be awarded on Super Tuesday. Ted Cruz tuesdaynightthinking In a Republican primary every candidate is going to come in front of you and say I'm the most conservative guy that ever lived. Goshdarnit, whodidily, I'm conservative. You know what, talk is cheap. The word tells us you shall know them by their fruits ... Look every candidate in the eye and say 'Don't talk, show me.' Ted Cruz guyeyelooks Every month, we get the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say even more people have given up looking for work. Ted Cruz statisticsmonthspeople Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want freedom. Washington wants amnesty, the people want rule of law. Washington wants power over the internet, the people want freedom online. Ted Cruz obamacarelawpeople I had a back-and-forth where I asked Donald Trump, is it true or false that he said the government should pay for everyone's health care? He said it's false. Listen, within minutes, we put out a video just contrasting what he said there with video of him just a few months earlier saying exactly the opposite. Ted Cruz caregovernmentopposites Obamacare is the nation's biggest job killer and stands in the way of our country's economic growth and prosperity. It should be defunded and repealed. President Obama should hear the pleas from the untold number of Americans who are losing their jobs, wages, and healthcare plans, and Congress should act immediately to stop Obamacare from inflicting any more damage on the country on our hard-working citizens. Ted Cruz hard-workjobscountry We are still a nation of laws. You just have to check with Barack Obama every day to see what they are. Ted Cruz barackcheckslaw It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation. Ted Cruz constitutionfoundationsound At the debate, Donald Trump backed off of his health care position for 20 years. For 20 years, he has agreed with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on socialized medicine, saying Obamacare doesn't go far enough. He wants the government to pay for everyone's health care and to control it. Ted Cruz obamacaremedicinegovernment The grass roots are energized because the absolutely highest priority in the country in November is to defeat Barack Obama. I have spoken with literally thousands and thousands of tea-party activists - I have yet to meet a single tea-party leader that is not going to vote for Mitt Romney. Ted Cruz partyrootscountry A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur asked me a question sometime ago, he said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?' I think it's a great question. I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Ted Cruz entrepreneurcommunitythinking Hispanic unemployment is higher than the national average and when the federal government is killing small businesses and killing jobs it is hurting the future of the Hispanic community and we need to carry that message. Ted Cruz governmenthurtjobs The most enduring legacy of President Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders standing up for liberty. Ted Cruz libertyleaderpresident At the end of the day, the Washington establishment is going to go where they're going to go. Ted Cruz the-end-of-the-dayestablishmentends Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? Ted Cruz demographicsmilitarycountry He had 'deep concerns' with the pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants under consideration by the group, calling it 'profoundly unfair' to legal immigrants. Ted Cruz pathwaysimmigrationgroups If you see a candidate that Washington embraces, run and hide. Ted Cruz candidatesembracerunning We need a much better understanding of the climate before making policy choices that would impose substantial economic costs on our Nation. Ted Cruz climateunderstandingchoices The First Amendment exists to protect our religious liberty--to ensure that all Americans are able to seek out worship God with all our hearts, free from government coercion; it does not mandate scouring the public square to forcibly remove all acknowledgement s of the Almighty Ted Cruz squaresreligiousheart
