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title: "2 Diminish Quotes By Michael Steele"
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> [I respect Rush Limbaugh; he is a national conservative leader, and in no way do I want to diminish his voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/i-respect-rush-limbaugh-he-is-a-national-conservative-leader-and-in/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

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> [My intent was not to go after Rush - I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh. I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. ... There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/my-intent-was-not-to-go-after-rush-i-have-enormous-respect-for-rush/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

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## Other authors on Diminish

## More by Michael Steele

> [Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/not-in-the-history-of-mankind-has-the-government-ever-created-a-job/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [Let's focus on how we can take someone who is being poorly educated in an American public school and how they are poorly trained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/let-s-focus-on-how-we-can-take-someone-who-is-being-poorly-educated/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [We have a lot to gain through furthering stem cell research, but medical breakthroughs should be fundamentally about saving, not destroying, human life. Therefore,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/we-have-a-lot-to-gain-through-furthering-stem-cell-research-but/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [We don't need to allow any more Nancy Pelosies to wind up in Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/we-don-t-need-to-allow-any-more-nancy-pelosies-to-wind-up-in-congress/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [ \[The healthcare bill is a\] headlong rush into socialism…we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so they can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/the-healthcare-bill-is-a-headlong-rush-into-socialism-we-will-not/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [George Bush created lots of jobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/george-bush-created-lots-of-jobs/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [I'm a pro-life Roman Catholic conservative, always have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/i-m-a-pro-life-roman-catholic-conservative-always-have-been/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [The bottom line is, I hear my donors, I hear our base out there, I hear the leadership. And we're taking steps to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/the-bottom-line-is-i-hear-my-donors-i-hear-our-base-out-there-i-hear/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark page in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/you-know-when-we-get-to-a-point-in-this-country-where-dissent-is/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [Up until, really, Roosevelt, African-Americans largely voted ninety per cent Republican. That was the political origins, that's what their political voice was in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/up-until-really-roosevelt-african-americans-largely-voted-ninety-per/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [We need to increase access to health insurance through Health Savings Accounts and high deductible policies, so individuals and families can purchase the insurance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/we-need-to-increase-access-to-health-insurance-through-health-savings/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/you-can-have-all-the-gun-control-laws-in-the-country-but-if-you-don-t/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [Oh, no. I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a water tap.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/oh-no-i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-really-subscribed-to-that-view-that-you/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [In order to achieve optimal economic growth, Congress must adhere to sane spending guidelines while promoting smart policies devoted to growing businesses and creating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/in-order-to-achieve-optimal-economic-growth-congress-must-adhere-to/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

> [I was born in D.C. on 8th Street. I know what's up. I know what time it is. I used to hang out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/i-was-born-in-d-c-on-8th-street-i-know-what-s-up-i-know-what-time-it/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

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