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title: "39 Country Quotes By Ted Cruz"
description: "Quotes about fiscal balance, defending liberty, and empowering Americans."
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> [I want more rules, more scrutiny, and to defend the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-want-more-rules-more-scrutiny-and-to-defend-the-country/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/do-you-know-the-rate-of-military-enlistment-among-hispanics-is-higher/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [ Marco \[Rubio\] has opposed at every point increased security - border security for those who come to our country. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/marco-rubio-has-opposed-at-every-point-increased-security-border/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I think we need to be fighting for the working men and women of this country, not the moneyed New York interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-we-need-to-be-fighting-for-the-working-men-and-women-of-this/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [If we want to defend the country, we have to defend against who's coming in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/if-we-want-to-defend-the-country-we-have-to-defend-against-who-s/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [In the history of humanity, there's never been a country like America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/in-the-history-of-humanity-there-s-never-been-a-country-like-america/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [ This man \[Barack Obama\] does not have the interests of our country. That's not his agenda. His agenda is to bring us… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/this-man-barack-obama-does-not-have-the-interests-of-our-country-that/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [ I believe in a America first foreign policy, that far too often President \[Barack\] Obama and Hillary Clinton - and, unfortunately, more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-believe-in-a-america-first-foreign-policy-that-far-too-often/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I believe in the American people. It's - I believe in trusting them, I believe in empowering them, and I think, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-believe-in-the-american-people-it-s-i-believe-in-trusting-them-i/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Every day, I come home with a spring in my step. We've got to work together to stop the Obama agenda and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/every-day-i-come-home-with-a-spring-in-my-step-we-ve-got-to-work/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [This country is always changing. But my point about the Supreme Court is the Supreme Court didn't wait for the country to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/this-country-is-always-changing-but-my-point-about-the-supreme-court/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [We need a consistent conservative, someone who has stood for free market principles, who has stood for the Constitution and, critically, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-need-a-consistent-conservative-someone-who-has-stood-for-free/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Free enterprise system was born the second year the pilgrims were here. And of course, it has made America the most prosperous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/free-enterprise-system-was-born-the-second-year-the-pilgrims-were/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I do believe, in the long term, we will either get back to the principles that built America or we lose this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-do-believe-in-the-long-term-we-will-either-get-back-to-the/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [We have 400,000 small businesses forming every year in this country. How great is that? They are employing themselves, they are potentially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-have-400-000-small-businesses-forming-every-year-in-this-country/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I do think if we take the power out of Washington and bring it back to the people, if we defend the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-do-think-if-we-take-the-power-out-of-washington-and-bring-it-back/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I introduced legislation in the Senate that I believe is more narrowly focused at the actual threat, which is radical Islamic terrorism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-introduced-legislation-in-the-senate-that-i-believe-is-more/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [There are millions of peaceful Muslims across the world, in countries like India, where there is not the problems we are seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/there-are-millions-of-peaceful-muslims-across-the-world-in-countries/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I think the debate was really some powerful moments of clarity. We saw that Donald Trump, substantively, has the same issues on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-the-debate-was-really-some-powerful-moments-of-clarity-we-saw/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Two-thirds of Americans think our kids will have a worse life than we did. That is a powerful indication we are on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/two-thirds-of-americans-think-our-kids-will-have-a-worse-life-than-we/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [It has been suggested that those of us who are fighting to defend liberty - fighting to turn around the out-of-control spending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/it-has-been-suggested-that-those-of-us-who-are-fighting-to-defend/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [If the Republican Party stands for individual liberty, if we defend the Bill of Rights, if we stand for keeping this country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/if-the-republican-party-stands-for-individual-liberty-if-we-defend/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [The issues that I think matter, that I think resonate with the voters are, No. 1, defending our freedoms, defending the Constitution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-issues-that-i-think-matter-that-i-think-resonate-with-the-voters/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [You can't get to a balanced budget and begin to pay down debt and thus create jobs in this country if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/you-can-t-get-to-a-balanced-budget-and-begin-to-pay-down-debt-and/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I offer myself as a leader to the people of this country because I think they're looking for solutions, not lawyers arguing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-offer-myself-as-a-leader-to-the-people-of-this-country-because-i/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Millions of Americans are standing up and saying, 'We want our country back!' Republicans, Democrats, Independents, will not go down the path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/millions-of-americans-are-standing-up-and-saying-we-want-our-country/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Instead of being a Woodrow Wilson democracy promoter we ought to hunt down our enemies and kill ISIS rather than creating opportunities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/instead-of-being-a-woodrow-wilson-democracy-promoter-we-ought-to-hunt/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-do-not-believe-any-president-can-bind-a-successor-president-to-give/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-are-witnessing-a-great-awakening-millions-of-texans-millions-of/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [ President \[Barack\] Obama and Hillary Clinton are proposing bringing tens of thousands of Syrian refugees to this country when the head of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/president-barack-obama-and-hillary-clinton-are-proposing-bringing/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [If you love our country and love your children as much as I know that you do, stand and speak and vote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/if-you-love-our-country-and-love-your-children-as-much-as-i-know-that/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Any country that makes U.S. service members get on their knees will feel the full force and fury of the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/any-country-that-makes-u-s-service-members-get-on-their-knees-will/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [ You look across this country people are fed up with Washington. This \[2016\] election was the American people saying, enough already with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/you-look-across-this-country-people-are-fed-up-with-washington-this/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [ President \[Barack\] Obama has talked about fundamentally transforming this country. There's 7 billion people across the face of the globe, many of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/president-barack-obama-has-talked-about-fundamentally-transforming/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-hispanic-community-the-values-that-resonate-in-our-community/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Obamacare is the nation's biggest job killer and stands in the way of our country's economic growth and prosperity. It should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/obamacare-is-the-nation-s-biggest-job-killer-and-stands-in-the-way-of/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [What I put forward was an amendment that would have temporarily halted immigration from high-risk terrorist countries, but would have started it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/what-i-put-forward-was-an-amendment-that-would-have-temporarily/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [The grass roots are energized because the absolutely highest priority in the country in November is to defeat Barack Obama. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-grass-roots-are-energized-because-the-absolutely-highest-priority/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [I think the working men and women are getting hammered right now. They want someone they can trust to stand with them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-the-working-men-and-women-are-getting-hammered-right-now-they/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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## More by Ted Cruz

> [I was born in Cuba. At the age of 14 years of age I was involved in a revolution. We were suffering from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-was-born-in-cuba-at-the-age-of-14-years-of-age-i-was-involved-in-a/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [ Donald Trump has opened \[ politically correct enforcement\] up wide. He's made a very bold statement and he's backed it back just a little… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/donald-trump-has-opened-politically-correct-enforcement-up-wide-he-s/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I'm focusing on are my own policy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-get-that-the-media-wants-us-to-play-theater-critics-and-critique/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-need-to-remain-a-nation-that-doesn-t-just-welcome-but-that/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [Donald Trump threatened to file a defamation suit against me for running a TV ad that consisted only entirely of his own words on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/donald-trump-threatened-to-file-a-defamation-suit-against-me-for/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [The immigrant experience of all of us is what makes us Americans, because we value in our DNA liberty and opportunity above all else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-immigrant-experience-of-all-of-us-is-what-makes-us-americans/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [The First Amendment exists to protect our religious liberty--to ensure that all Americans are able to seek out worship God with all our hearts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-first-amendment-exists-to-protect-our-religious-liberty-to-ensure/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [It is my hope that all of the Republicans who recognize that nominating a candidate who agrees with Hillary Clinton on a host of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/it-is-my-hope-that-all-of-the-republicans-who-recognize-that/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [The Senate Majority Leader has the unilateral ability to stand up and say, 'If you defy Congress, if you defy the Constitution, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-senate-majority-leader-has-the-unilateral-ability-to-stand-up-and/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [You can't get to a balanced budget and begin to pay down debt and thus create jobs in this country if you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/you-can-t-get-to-a-balanced-budget-and-begin-to-pay-down-debt-and/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [That's what actually caused me to run for office is, you know, my family story, the experience of growing up in a family where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/that-s-what-actually-caused-me-to-run-for-office-is-you-know-my/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [When you subpoena one pastor, you subpoena every pastor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/when-you-subpoena-one-pastor-you-subpoena-every-pastor/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [One of the things we've seen here is how easy it is for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to get distracted from dealing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/one-of-the-things-we-ve-seen-here-is-how-easy-it-is-for-barack-obama/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [Imagine a legal immigration system that welcomes and celebrates those who come to achieve the American dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/imagine-a-legal-immigration-system-that-welcomes-and-celebrates-those/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

> [The court follows elite opinion, not public opinion. And Democratic leaders in Congress and Republican leaders in Congress follow elite opinion as well. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-court-follows-elite-opinion-not-public-opinion-and-democratic/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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