Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A commitment to truth over spin; 4) A commitment to courage over cowardice; and 5) A commitment, or willingness, to give up power. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Charity requires sacrifice, and members of Congress could set a good example of charity by giving up their pay increase. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
It is inexcusable for the White House and Congress to not even make the effort to find at least some offsets to this new… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that the court should take another direction on many of these moral issues that face us. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a sacred commitment. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
When we have heartbeat and brain waves, we refuse to accept it as the presence of life - this lack of logic of which… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own frailties and… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it.… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Careerism: the self-centered philosophy of governing to win the next election above all else. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The question that arises as we use all these adjectives and adverbs to describe our physicians as we approach a Supreme Court nominee is… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
