There is a role for government, but no matter how much money the government spends, it will never be able to take… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Conservatism has always been about reforming government and solving problems, and that's why the conservative movement should lead on immigration reform. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Never has the political class or the mainstream media that covers them been more out of touch with the American people than… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Big government helps the people who have made it. It doesn't help the people who are trying to make it; it crushes… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
For fifty years now, we have tried big government. Yet too many people remain trapped in despair. Now, we must try a… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Free enterprise makes people prosperous, all people prosperous, and big government makes people poorer. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The problem is that when government controls the economy, those who can influence government keep winning, and everybody else just stays the… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We do have to treat people the way Americans always treat people, with the highest level of compassion and care. But they… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The truth is, the greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
In Cuba, His Holiness [Pope Francis] won't find a government that protects its people and their God-given rights. Instead, he will find… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Raising the minimum wage may poll well, but having a job that pays $10 an hour is not the American Dream. And… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The government doesn't run the economy. The economy is run by the private sector. The job of the president is to ensure… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The vast majority of Americans want a government that creates the conditions for them to have a chance to get into the… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
But America was founded on the principle that every person has God-given rights. That power belongs to the people. That government exists… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy,… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I never wanted it to get to this point. I had hoped that, by its own course, by the way the media… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
They're willing to accept changes on the part of the U.S. that contribute to more money entering Cuba so they can benefit.… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We have reached a moment in our history where we think that every problem in America has to have a federal government… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
This president [Barack Obama] is undermining the constitutional basis of this government. This president is undermining our military. He is undermining our… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Here is the thing people do not understand. And I have said this repeatedly. I am not against changes in U.S. policy… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
National security, the government is in charge of that. And you better have a president that understands the threats we [the state]… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney knows America's prosperity didn't happen because our government simply spent more. It happened because our people used their own money… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The idea that more taxes and more government spending is the best way to help hardworking middle class taxpayers - that's an… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Now, the political class tries to make sense of all of this, but they can't, because never has the political class or… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time.… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
There have always been people in American politics that wanted America to be more like the rest of the world. And In… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
First of all, let me just say what's interesting about American politics is that if things really get bad here, people say… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We can't be playing around with these issues [Zika disease], because this can become very serious very quickly, as we have seen… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The federal government has the responsibility to protect the nation's public health, to protect us from foreign threats. And it [Zika] really… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I think Republicans need to do a better job of reaching out to everyone in the United States. Politics is always about… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The truth is every problem can't be solved by government. Many are caused by the moral breakdown in our society. And the… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
First, the federal government, one of the fundamental responsibilities that it has is to protect the nation's health and wellbeing. And this… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
And here's the fact: the fact is it doesn't solve the problem. First of all, if you taxed these people at 100… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We have built a government so large and so expensive here in Washington that not even the richest economy in the history… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
However, however, if the goal is to abandon America's free enterprise economy, if the goal is to convert America into a submissive member of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow - people will wake up and we're not… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
My first job paid well for a young attorney. I was making over $50,000, which was more than either of my parents had ever… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Now, look, it's true, Americans do want leaders that will come to Washington, D.C. and work together to get things done, but that comes… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I have been an underdog my whole life, both in life and in politics. We're going to do well. We're going to pick up… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that every problem… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I believe that every single human being is entitled to the protection of our laws, whether they can vote or not. Whether they can… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Any time you can degrade or take away the top leadership of an organization, it's a positive step forward. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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![“We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy, but we will have to work with them. The government in Jordan is not perfect, but we will have to work with them. But anti-American dictators like [Bashar] Assad, who help…” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/348/marco-rubio-355_anti-american_we-will-have-to-work-around-the-world-wi_491278.jpg)
![“This president [Barack Obama] is undermining the constitutional basis of this government. This president is undermining our military. He is undermining our standing in the world…The damage he has done to America is extraordinary.” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/50d/marco-rubio-355_america_this-president-barack-obama-is-undermini_1553091.jpg)
![“National security, the government is in charge of that. And you better have a president that understands the threats we [the state] face and what we have to do about it and if you can't articulate that as a candidate, you cannot be commander-in-chief.” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ee7/marco-rubio-355_candidates_national-security-the-government-is-in-c_707656.jpg)
![“We can't be playing around with these issues [Zika disease], because this can become very serious very quickly, as we have seen in Brazil and other countries. The funds are going to be used at the state level, but it is important for the federal government to cooperate in the federal government's…” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/756/marco-rubio-355_brazil_we-can-t-be-playing-around-with-these-is_626067.jpg)
![“The federal government has the responsibility to protect the nation's public health, to protect us from foreign threats. And it [Zika] really is an illness that we are seeing arrive from abroad. So it is a threat to public health, and it is the federal government's job to cooperate in this.” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/943/marco-rubio-355_federal-government_the-federal-government-has-the-responsib_1163211.jpg)
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