Quotes from Rand Paul

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.

What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.

If you refuse to acknowledge that there is any waste that can be culled from the military budget, you are a big-government conservative, and you cannot lay claim to balancing the budget.

A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.

There comes a time in the history of nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver, and perhaps even to succumb. When that time comes, those who love liberty must rise to the occasion. Will you lovers of liberty rise to the occasion?

Out of your surplus, you can help your allies, and Israel is a great ally. And this is no particular animus of Israel, but what I will say, and I will say over and over again, we cannot give away money we don't have.

I would never belong to any club that excluded anybody for race.

One of the reasons I come to California is that the Republican party seems to have given up on California, and my message to those in California is that we're going to compete nationally as a party, and that includes California.

I think really that you shouldn't run as a conservative if you're not.

Communism can't survive the captivating allure of capitalism.

The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

We do not project power from bankruptcy court. We're borrowing a million dollars a minute.

I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.

I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.

There is a legitimate role for the police to keep the peace, but there should be a difference between a police response and a military response.

I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.

Most police officers are good cops and good people.

America is a world leader, but we should not be its policeman or ATM.

No one politician should be allowed to judge the guilt, to charge an individual, to judge the guilt of an individual and to execute an individual.

I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?

Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?

Freedom is popular. Bring it on.

Appalachia, my state, eastern Kentucky, has a large amount of poverty.

We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.