--- title: "24 Fighting Quotes By Ted Cruz" description: "24 Fighting quotes by Ted Cruz. Plus more from Ted Cruz and more Fighting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/ted-cruz-487_defend_i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-997591_997591.png" --- > [I will fight to defend liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/ted-cruz-487_defend_i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-997591_997591.png) > [My father fled Cuba, and I will fight to defend liberty because my family knows what it's like to lose it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/my-father-fled-cuba-and-i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-because-my/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ted-cruz-487_cuba_my-father-fled-cuba-and-i-will-fight-to_397842.png) > [I've spent my whole life fighting for free-market principles and the Constitution. That's not going to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-ve-spent-my-whole-life-fighting-for-free-market-principles-and-the/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/ted-cruz-487_constitution_i-ve-spent-my-whole-life-fighting-for-fr_1365023.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/ted-cruz-487_country_i-think-we-need-to-be-fighting-for-the-w_3187800.png) > [I have spent almost my entire adult life fighting to defend the religious liberty of every American to follow his or her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-have-spent-almost-my-entire-adult-life-fighting-to-defend-the/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/ted-cruz-487_adult-life_i-have-spent-almost-my-entire-adult-life_792468.png) > [Were it not for the transformative love of Jesus Christ, I would have been raised by a single mom without my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/were-it-not-for-the-transformative-love-of-jesus-christ-i-would-have/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/ted-cruz-487_christ_were-it-not-for-the-transformative-love_284028.png) > [We need to use overwhelming air power. We need to be arming the Kurds. We need to be fighting and killing ISIS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-need-to-use-overwhelming-air-power-we-need-to-be-arming-the-kurds/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/ted-cruz-487_air_we-need-to-use-overwhelming-air-power-we_2421919.png) > [I think that is why we're seeing conservatives uniting behind our campaign, because I have a proven record as a consistent conservative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-that-is-why-we-re-seeing-conservatives-uniting-behind-our/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/ted-cruz-487_behinds_i-think-that-is-why-we-re-seeing-conserv_3168074.png) > [If you want a candidate who is led the fight against Obamacare, who will lift the burdens on small businesses and bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/if-you-want-a-candidate-who-is-led-the-fight-against-obamacare-who/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/ted-cruz-487_burden_if-you-want-a-candidate-who-is-led-the-f_3221409.png) > [I want to commend the men and women at CPAC. As activists fighting for liberty, fighting for the Constitution, y'all are incredibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-want-to-commend-the-men-and-women-at-cpac-as-activists-fighting-for/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/ted-cruz-487_activist_i-want-to-commend-the-men-and-women-at-c_1515806.png) > [I'll fight with every breath in my body to stop the out of control spending and debt that are bankrupting our kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-ll-fight-with-every-breath-in-my-body-to-stop-the-out-of-control/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/ted-cruz-487_body_i-ll-fight-with-every-breath-in-my-body_1023409.png) > [I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-have-never-supported-amnesty-and-i-led-the-fight-against-chuck/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/ted-cruz-487_amnesty_i-have-never-supported-amnesty-and-i-led_2424242.png) > [I think too many politicians are not listening to the men and women they represent, and if we're going to change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-too-many-politicians-are-not-listening-to-the-men-and-women/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/ted-cruz-487_america_i-think-too-many-politicians-are-not-lis_3167506.png) > [The Constitution is brilliant for accountability; for posing factions against each other, to fight amongst themselves in government, which protects our liberty.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-constitution-is-brilliant-for-accountability-for-posing-factions/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/ted-cruz-487_accountability_the-constitution-is-brilliant-for-accoun_1664570.jpg) > [I salute the House for having the courage to stand up and fight and defund ObamaCare. And I remain confident, hopeful and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-salute-the-house-for-having-the-courage-to-stand-up-and-fight-and/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/ted-cruz-487_coming-back_i-salute-the-house-for-having-the-courag_1478992.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/257/ted-cruz-487_around_it-has-been-suggested-that-those-of-us-w_630892.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/ted-cruz-487_activist_two-thirds-of-americans-think-our-kids-w_1231488.jpg) > [ We need to learn from history. These same leaders - \[Barack\] Obama, \[Hillary\] Clinton, and far too many Republicans - want to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/we-need-to-learn-from-history-these-same-leaders-barack-obama-hillary/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11c/ted-cruz-487_assad_we-need-to-learn-from-history-these-same_3228031.png) > [ I'll tell you whose view on \[Bashar\] Assad is the same as mine. It's Prime Minister \[Benjamin\] Netanyahu. Prime Minister Netanyahu has… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-ll-tell-you-whose-view-on-bashar-assad-is-the-same-as-mine-it-s/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/ted-cruz-487_assad_i-ll-tell-you-whose-view-on-bashar-assad_363189.png) > [ Three of the last four \[elections\], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/three-of-the-last-four-elections-06-08-and-12-were-disastrous-for/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ted-cruz-487_can-do_three-of-the-last-four-elections-06-08-a_2508573.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/ted-cruz-487_back-again_the-issues-that-i-think-matter-that-i-th_1855307.jpg) > [I have been proud to fight and stand for religious liberty, to stand against Planned Parenthood, to defend life for my entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-have-been-proud-to-fight-and-stand-for-religious-liberty-to-stand/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/ted-cruz-487_careers_i-have-been-proud-to-fight-and-stand-for_1749287.png) > [I like Donald Trump. I appreciate that he's focusing on illegal immigration. It's an issue I've been fighting a long, long time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-like-donald-trump-i-appreciate-that-he-s-focusing-on-illegal/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/ted-cruz-487_appreciate_i-like-donald-trump-i-appreciate-that-he_2031287.jpg) > [Marco Rubio was fighting to grant amnesty and not to secure the border, I was fighting to secure the border. And this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/marco-rubio-was-fighting-to-grant-amnesty-and-not-to-secure-the/) [Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/ted-cruz-487_american-people_marco-rubio-was-fighting-to-grant-amnest_535313.jpg) ## Other authors on Fighting ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fighting/ted-cruz/#itemlist", "name": "24 Fighting Quotes By Ted Cruz", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I will fight to defend liberty.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Cruz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/ted-cruz-487_defend_i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-997591_997591.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/ted-cruz-487_defend_i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-997591_997591.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/ted-cruz-487_defend_i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-997591_997591.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I will fight to defend liberty.” — Ted Cruz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father fled Cuba, and I will fight to defend liberty because my family knows what it's like to lose it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Cruz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/my-father-fled-cuba-and-i-will-fight-to-defend-liberty-because-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ted-cruz-487_cuba_my-father-fled-cuba-and-i-will-fight-to_397842.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ted-cruz-487_cuba_my-father-fled-cuba-and-i-will-fight-to_397842.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/ted-cruz-487_cuba_my-father-fled-cuba-and-i-will-fight-to_397842.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My father fled Cuba, and I will fight to defend liberty because my family knows what it's like to lose it.” — Ted Cruz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've spent my whole life fighting for free-market principles and the Constitution. 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