The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Many of those people deserve to be in prison; however, some… — Rand Paul Crime Copy Share Image
When we toppled [Muammar] Gadhafi in Libya, I think that was a mistake. I think ISIS grew stronger, we had a failed… — Rand Paul Failure Copy Share Image
I think the vast majority of the American people say you shouldn't be able to collect my phone records if I'm not… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We shouldn't have a program where we just say that we're going to take care of the world's refugees. Nobody in the… — Rand Paul Arabia Copy Share Image
If we believe [Obama] to be a good man who would never kill noncombatants in a cafe in Houston, sitting out in… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I think if Russia is really an honest signatory to the chemical weapons ban, if Syria wants to be, ultimately someone has… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a… — Rand Paul Constitution Copy Share Image
On vague wording of drone strike criteria: “Are you going to just drop a hellfire missile on Jane Fonda? Are you going… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
40 percent of people who come to visit America on a visa overstay their visa and we have no idea where they… — Rand Paul America Copy Share Image
I think you'll find that these are measures that have great bipartisan support, and so I expect, not only did we do… — Rand Paul Bipartisan Copy Share Image
We have to decide whether our fear is going to get the better of us. Once upon a time we had a… — Rand Paul Country Copy Share Image
I worry that the Senate is working to consider a series of little-noticed provisions in comprehensive immigration reform that may provide a… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I think it's a huge mistake. I think regime change in Syria, and this is what - I've been saying this for… — Rand Paul Allies Copy Share Image
I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans. The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the… — Rand Paul Amendments Copy Share Image
I’ve never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an active crime going on. If someone comes… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
[Marco] Rubio says we should collect all Americans' records all of the time. The Constitution says otherwise. I think they're both wrong.… — Rand Paul Constitution Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court must strike down the government's illegal spying program as a violation of our Fourth Amendment right to privacy. — Rand Paul Court Copy Share Image
The Paris attack was highly sophisticated, well-planned, very clever, took months in the making, very much like 9/11. And there is a… — Rand Paul America Copy Share Image
I support local solutions to illegal immigration as protected by the 10th amendment. I support making English the official language of all… — Rand Paul Amendments Copy Share Image
A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress. — Rand Paul Congress Copy Share Image
I don't care if you're a Republican or a Democrat, there is something profoundly un-American about using the brute force of government… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Constitution was not written to restrain the citizen's behavior, it was writtne to restrain the government's behavior. — Rand Paul Behavior Copy Share Image
Gun control is not part of a strategy to defeat radical Islam or take ISIL down. However it is a problem back… — Rand Paul Amendment Copy Share Image
I would have handled it differently than the mayor of Baltimore, that's for sure. I think it's a mistake to say, hey,… — Rand Paul Baltimore Copy Share Image
I also think regime change in Syria is a bad idea. And that's an ongoing question. It's one of the things I… — Rand Paul Bad idea Copy Share Image
You can see why there are more people wanting to come from economically-distressed areas, and they can't all come to America. So… — Rand Paul Debate Copy Share Image
Nobody ever was fired for 9/11. Instead of firing the people who didn't do a good job, we gave them medals. The… — Rand Paul Bill of rights Copy Share Image
People who want to come to this country don't have constitutional rights. Once they get here, they do. But coming here is… — Rand Paul Ability Copy Share Image
The Constitution's pretty clear. The Federalist papers are pretty clear... They very specifically delegated the power to declare war to Congress. They… — Rand Paul Constitution Copy Share Image
With regard to the idea of whether you have a right to health care, you have to realize what that implies. It’s… — Rand Paul Abstraction Copy Share Image
The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered. I don't think we need to name any names, do we? Our party… — Rand Paul Approach Copy Share Image
Any time someone tries to tell you that metadata is 'meaningless, don't worry, it's just who you call, it's just phone records,… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I think Saudi Arabia often finances radical Islam and the teaching of hatred to the West and hatred of Americans. I think… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
There comes a time, there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and… — Rand Paul Complacency Copy Share Image
I do not yet know if I will find a Romney presidency more acceptable on foreign policy. But I do know that… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I don't know about [Rex] Tillerson, but I do know that John Bolton doesn't get it. He still believes in regime change.… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American… — Rand Paul Action Copy Share Image