Republican Quotes - Page 5

• As a Republican, I am proud of my party's rich legacy of conservation.

  Robert Dold

  Party, Legacy, Proud

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• It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation.

  Robert Dold

  Oil, Dwight D Eisenhower, Balance

  "Don't sacrifice Arctic refuge" by Robert Dold, www.politico.com. February 16, 2012.

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• I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week. It was then that I became a Democrat.

  Julia Child

  New York, Week, Democrat

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• The Empress is legitimate, my cousin is Republican, Morny is Orleanist, I am a socialist; the only Bonapartist is Persigny, and he is mad.

  Napoleon III

  Cousin, Mad, Politics

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• When you are pulling people out of the water and off of rooftops, there are no Republicans and no Democrats.

  Charlie Melancon

  People, Water, Rooftops

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• So the effect of this Republican provision to allow doctors to be gagged from even discussing abortion with their patients is outrageous.

  Frank Lautenberg

  Doctors, Abortion, Patient

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• I don't necessarily believe there's a message in the fact that I'm an African-American Republican. I think there is a message that America as a whole, we are now awake. We are looking at a political construct and we're fairly disappointed. I think the message is no matter where you come from in this country, there is great potential.

  Tim Scott

  Country, Believe, Thinking

  "Interview with Congressman-Elect Tim Scott". Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 5, 2010.

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• I think when you look to the future what you'll find is that the Republican Party is building a bigger party base on stronger values.

  Tim Scott

  Party, Thinking, Stronger

  "GOP Rising Star Tim Scott on 'Hannity'". "The Hannity Show", www.foxnews.com. June 25, 2010.

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• I was a Republican and I saw the activists and what they were doing, it was intolerable to me.

  Charlie Crist

  Saws, Activist

  "Charlie Crist Says He Became A Democrat Because Of GOP Racism" by Tom Kludt, talkingpointsmemo.com. May 6, 2014.

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• Being desirous of allaying the dissensions of party strife now existing within our realm, I do hereby dissolve and abolish the Democratic and Republican parties, and also do hereby decree the disfranchisement and imprisonment, for not more than 10, nor less than five, years, to all persons leading to any violation of this our imperial decree.

  Emperor Norton

  Party, Years, Strife

  "Imperial Decree" dated 12th Day of August 1869, published in The San Francisco Herald, August 13, 1869.

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• I found that it was all right to have Martians saying things Democrats and Republicans could never say.

  Rod Serling

  Found, Democrat, Martians

  "About Rod Serling". Rod Serling profile at "American Masters", www.pbs.org. December 29, 2003.

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  Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Self Esteem, Achievement, Black

  Address at the Republican National Convention, delivered 29 August 2012, Tampa, Florida

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• Here's a simple way to abolish golf's elitist and exclusionary image and make it a truly all-American sport: ditch that fifties-Republican-martini-drinker's green Brooks Brothers-style sport jacket and make the winner of the Masters slip on something in, say, black leather with plenty of metal studs.

  Bruce McCall

  Sports, Brother, Golf

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• You know that Republicans will yell about the evils of partisanship whenever anyone tries to make a connection between the rhetoric of Beck, Limbaugh, etc. and the violence I fear we’re going to see in the months and years ahead. But violent acts are what happen when you create a climate of hate. And it’s long past time for the GOP’s leaders to take a stand against the hate-mongers.

  Paul Krugman

  Hate, Past, Violent Acts

  "Assassination Attempt In Arizona". krugman.blogs.nytimes.com. January 8, 2011.

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• I am concerned about the environment. I love to wear black. I think government is best when it stays out of people's lives and business as much as possible. I love punk rock. I believe in a strong national defense. I have a tattoo. I believe government should always be efficient and accountable. I have lots of gay friends. And yes, I am a Republican.

  Meghan McCain

  Tattoo, Strong, Believe

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• For nearly a decade Democrats have sought a religious wedge issue that could separate big chunks of white evangelical voters from their Republican home. Now they've found it, and are thrusting at the Social Darwinist/Ayn Rand underbelly of American conservatism.

  Marvin Olasky

  Religious, Home, White

  "Christian Right Says Ayn Rand Could Split GOP" by Eric Sapp, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 8, 2011.

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• It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president

  Nicholas D. Kristof

  President, Blame, Easy

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• Since 1980, we've used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They're in the Congressional Record

  Barbara Boxer

  Records, Earth, Facts

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• The principal purpose of the Democratic Party is to use the force of government to take property away from the people who earn it and give it to people who do not.

  Neal Boortz

  Humorous, Party, Government

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• But that's kind of an easy stance to be if you're a humor columnist, because you're tending to make fun of the government and the powerful. I'm sort of a soft-core libertarian in that my compass is generally pointing away from 'Let's let the government do this' Does it matter to me that it's Democrats who think we need more elaborate programs that involve shifting money from one group to another group or it's Republicans saying we need to take a harder look at what kinds of things people are watching on cable TV? Neither one of those things strikes me as a good idea.

  Dave Barry

  Fun, Powerful, Thinking

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• Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.

  Tim Kaine

  Rights, Race, Doe

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• It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.

  Molly Ivins

  Party, Two, Differences

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• People ask me, "What are you going to do to develop jobs in your state?" Well, that's not my job as a US senator...

  Sharron Angle

  Jobs, People, Tea Party

  YouTube Chanel "Harry Reid"/ "Angle: Unemployed are 'Spoiled'; It's not my job to fight for Nevadans' jobs", www.youtube.com. June 18, 2010.

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• They [Republicans] say, 'You're too conservative.' Was Thomas Jefferson too conservative? I'm tired of some people calling me wacky.

  Sharron Angle

  Tired, People, Calling

  "GOP Senate hopeful Sharron Angle is counting on conservative credentials" by Laura Myers, www.reviewjournal.com. March 20, 2010.

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• This is America. We're proud. We're not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. But this government is all about terror alerts and scaring us at airports. We're changing the Constitution out of fear. We spend all our time looking up each other's dresses. Fear's the only issue the Republican Party has. Vote for them, or the terrorists will win. That's not what Reagan was about. I hate to think about our soldiers over in Iraq fighting for a country that's slipping away.

  Merle Haggard

  Country, Hate, Party

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