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> [Let's do away with the Departments of Education, Energy Commerce, Housing and Urban Development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/let-s-do-away-with-the-departments-of-education-energy-commerce/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

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## More by Richard Mourdock

> [I have to certainly stand for life. I know that there are some who disagree, and I respect their point of view. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-have-to-certainly-stand-for-life-i-know-that-there-are-some-who/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I believe God controls the universe. I don't believe biology works in an uncontrolled fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-believe-god-controls-the-universe-i-don-t-believe-biology-works-in/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I am a very even-keeled guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-am-a-very-even-keeled-guy/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I didn't grow up in politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-didn-t-grow-up-in-politics/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I will always call Darmstadt, Indiana, home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-will-always-call-darmstadt-indiana-home/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/even-when-life-begins-in-that-horrible-situation-of-rape-that-is/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [The fact is, you never compromise on principles. If people on the far Left, they have a principle to stand by, they should never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/the-fact-is-you-never-compromise-on-principles-if-people-on-the-far/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I think the best thing we can do is sell that idea of smaller government - of fiscal responsibility vs. the Obama record. Obama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-think-the-best-thing-we-can-do-is-sell-that-idea-of-smaller/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [Bipartisanship has taken us to the brink of bankruptcy. We don't need bipartisanship, we need application of principle... Where was the call for bipartisanship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/bipartisanship-has-taken-us-to-the-brink-of-bankruptcy-we-don-t-need/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I don't believe biology works in an uncontrolled fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-don-t-believe-biology-works-in-an-uncontrolled-fashion/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-have-a-mindset-that-says-bipartisanship-ought-to-consist-of/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [I used to dig around the sandbox and pull out pieces of coal and show them to my mother, and she used to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/i-used-to-dig-around-the-sandbox-and-pull-out-pieces-of-coal-and-show/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [It's a beautiful thing at 60 to know who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/it-s-a-beautiful-thing-at-60-to-know-who-you-are/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [What I've said about compromise, I hope to build a conservative majority so bipartisanship becomes Democrats joining Republicans to roll back the size of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/what-i-ve-said-about-compromise-i-hope-to-build-a-conservative/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

> [People in Indiana like to see their politicians at the county fair or the Rotary Club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mourdock/people-in-indiana-like-to-see-their-politicians-at-the-county-fair-or/)

[Richard Mourdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mourdock/)

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