I'm not a kingmaker.

It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms.

— Jim DeMint

I'd like to see a Republican Party that embraces a lot of the libertarian ideas.

— Jim DeMint

Forget the consultants, the pundits and the pollsters; good policy is good politics.

— Jim DeMint

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman…

— Jim DeMint

I've developed a lot of reform proposals myself and been accused of trying to destroy Social Security, when the whole point was to try…

— Jim DeMint

Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country…

— Jim DeMint

The Democrats have essentially decided to move more toward central power, control of just about every aspect of our culture and economy.

— Jim DeMint

Judeo-Christian conservatism overcomes natural selfishness.

— Jim DeMint

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to…

— Jim DeMint

Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for…

— Jim DeMint

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their…

— Jim DeMint

I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It's a…

— Jim DeMint

Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public scrutiny or…

— Jim DeMint

What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.

— Jim DeMint

American exceptionalism requires understanding biblical view.

— Jim DeMint