Jim DeMint

I don't even like playing a contentious role.

Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

Marriage is a religious and state issue.

I'm never going to rule anything out in life, because most of what I'm doing now, I never intended to do.

I drive Fords, and I've driven American cars all my life, and I want to have a strong American manufacturing sector, especially in automobiles.

Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator - life, liberty and freedom.

I want to find the candidates who understand the principles of American exceptionalism and have the character, the courage, and the confidence to actually lead the greatest nation in the world.

What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election, and fight to stop Obamacare.

We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.

American businesses and upper incomes pay a larger portion of the federal taxes of our national taxes than any country in the world.

Well, purity - there's no purity in politics.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.