--- title: "9 African american Quotes By Rand Paul" description: "9 African american quotes by Rand Paul. Plus more from Rand Paul and more African american sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/rand-paul-606_african-american_it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-n_2741136.jpg" --- > [It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-not-to-feel-like-their/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/rand-paul-606_african-american_it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-n_2741136.jpg) > [I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-argue-that-the-objective-evidence-shows-that-big-government/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/rand-paul-606_african-american_i-would-argue-that-the-objective-evidenc_3188442.jpg) > [The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/the-history-of-african-american-repression-in-this-country-rose-from/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/rand-paul-606_african-american_the-history-of-african-american-repressi_1049485.jpg) > [How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African-American congressmen, how did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/how-did-the-party-that-elected-the-first-black-u-s-senator-the-party-2/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/rand-paul-606_african-american_how-did-the-party-that-elected-the-first_2924444.jpg) > [During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/during-the-great-depression-african-americans-understood-that/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/rand-paul-606_african-american_during-the-great-depression-african-amer_1204160.jpg) > [To understand how Republicans lost the African American vote, we must first understand how we won the African American vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/to-understand-how-republicans-lost-the-african-american-vote-we-must/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/rand-paul-606_african-american_to-understand-how-republicans-lost-the-a_1972374.jpg) > [And when the time is right, I hope that African Americans will again look to the party of emancipation, civil liberty, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/and-when-the-time-is-right-i-hope-that-african-americans-will-again/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a5/rand-paul-606_african_and-when-the-time-is-right-i-hope-that-a_1035618.jpg) > [I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-what-happened-during-the-great-depression-was-that-african/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/rand-paul-606_african_i-think-what-happened-during-the-great-d_1929847.jpg) > [How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/how-did-the-party-that-elected-the-first-black-u-s-senator-the-party/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/rand-paul-606_african-american_how-did-the-party-that-elected-the-first_303112.jpg) ## Other authors on African american - 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[ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oprah-winfrey-72703.jpg) Oprah Winfrey 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/oprah-winfrey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-eric-dyson-67074.jpg) Michael Eric Dyson 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/michael-eric-dyson/) - [Salim Akil 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/salim-akil/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elizabeth-bear-32477.jpg) Richard Rothstein 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/richard-rothstein/) ## More by Rand Paul > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-have-a-question-a-question-for-the-president-do-you-hate-all-rich/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I am encouraged President Obama now says he will fulfill his constitutional obligation to seek authorization for any potential military action in Syria. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-am-encouraged-president-obama-now-says-he-will-fulfill-his/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I can tell you who's planning terroris attacks. The leaders of ISIL. And I can tell you where they're at. They're in Raqqa, Syria.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-can-tell-you-who-s-planning-terroris-attacks-the-leaders-of-isil/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [There comes a time, in the history of Nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver and perhaps even to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/there-comes-a-time-in-the-history-of-nations-when-fear-and/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [As long as I sit at Henry Clay's desk, I will remember his lifelong desire to forge agreement, but I will also keep close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/as-long-as-i-sit-at-henry-clay-s-desk-i-will-remember-his-lifelong/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I believe people ought to be treated fairly under the law. I see no reason why if the marriage contract conveys certain things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-believe-people-ought-to-be-treated-fairly-under-the-law-i-see-no/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I think that, most importantly, when I see issues of war, I see them in a personal vein, and I am reluctant to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-that-most-importantly-when-i-see-issues-of-war-i-see-them-in/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I would have handled it differently than the mayor of Baltimore, that's for sure. I think it's a mistake to say, hey, guys, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-have-handled-it-differently-than-the-mayor-of-baltimore-that/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [We have to think before we act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-have-to-think-before-we-act/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I would introduce and support legislation to send Roe v. Wade back to the states.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-introduce-and-support-legislation-to-send-roe-v-wade-back-to/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [President Obama, I think, wanted what was best for the country, but I think it didn't work well. I think we have the death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/president-obama-i-think-wanted-what-was-best-for-the-country-but-i/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I think it's a mistake to downgrade and say surveillance is no big deal. It is a huge deal that we are collecting millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-think-it-s-a-mistake-to-downgrade-and-say-surveillance-is-no-big/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [We need a revival in the country,” Paul said. “We need another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying, 'reform or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-need-a-revival-in-the-country-paul-said-we-need-another-great/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [We do not project power from bankruptcy court. We're borrowing a million dollars a minute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/we-do-not-project-power-from-bankruptcy-court-we-re-borrowing-a/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) > [I can use most of the tools that every American teenager can master. Maybe not all of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-can-use-most-of-the-tools-that-every-american-teenager-can-master/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/rand-paul/#itemlist", "name": "9 African american Quotes By Rand Paul", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rand Paul" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-not-to-feel-like-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/rand-paul-606_african-american_it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-n_2741136.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/rand-paul-606_african-american_it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-n_2741136.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/rand-paul-606_african-american_it-is-impossible-for-african-americans-n_2741136.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.” — Rand Paul", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rand Paul" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-would-argue-that-the-objective-evidence-shows-that-big-government/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/rand-paul-606_african-american_i-would-argue-that-the-objective-evidenc_3188442.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/rand-paul-606_african-american_i-would-argue-that-the-objective-evidenc_3188442.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/rand-paul-606_african-american_i-would-argue-that-the-objective-evidenc_3188442.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans.” — Rand Paul", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. 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did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, become a party that now loses 95 percent of the black vote? 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