Republican Quotes · Page 146

Political analysts are saying that as a candidate, Donald Trump is 'a totally unqualified nuisance.' In other words, he is a legitimate…

— Conan O'Brien

Republicans define freedom as an absence of restraints imposed by government. Democrats define freedom as an absence of necessity, which government exists…

— George Will

Cruz is kind of an interesting person because he has the establishment Republican Party against him, that's what you're talking about, he…

— Chuck Woolery

Elite fundamentalism has always going to be involved with a certain set of conservative interests, but certainly not exclusively Republican.

— Jeff Sharlet

I do think, over the last years, a lot of Republicans have decided it's not working, what the party believed in, free…

— Mark Shields

Secretary of State, maybe they [Republicans] would consider Steve Hadley for that job.

— George Stephanopoulos

I think too many of my Republican friends are into perpetual warfare in the Middle East. And that scares the bejesus out…

— Bernie Sanders

I was an avidly pro-life governor; I'm an avidly pro-life individual. As a pro-life Republican, I am in favor of having the…

— Mitt Romney

The black man in North America was sickest of all politically. He let the white man divide him into such foolishness as…

— Malcolm X

May you have the income of a Republican and the sex life of a Democrat!

— Johnny Carson

If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to…

— Anonymous

The tea party saved the Republican Party. In a broad sense, the tea party rescued it from being the fat, unhappy, querulous…

— Peggy Noonan

I represent what I think is a traditional Republican... a limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, individual freedom and liberty.

— Olympia Snowe

[The Republican plan will] make sure we bring down the cost of health care for all Americans and that ensures affordable access…

— Virginia Foxx

Is it like gay men go into the priesthood because they figure, Well, this'll solve my problem. I can't be a homosexual…

— Bill Maher

The Republican approach to handling the coronavirus and the economy is apparently not to turn to our government, but to put our…

— Heather Cox Richardson

Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party.

— Ed Gillespie

Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving…

— Sheila Jackson Lee

I believe my friends and neighbors there are misguided. I think they are not going to get what they hoped for. But…

— Tucker Carlson

I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester…

— Leon Panetta

I don't think the political class has the slightest idea even yet what is in store for them. And I'll tell you…

— Rush Limbaugh

Land Grant College Act is the jewel of Republican reform. It had not occurred to any other country to educate their farmers…

— Charles R. Morris

Now the Republicans have a very low-scale, by economic standards, base. Donald Trump has.

— Mark Shields

According to a new poll, Republicans are more likely to have a doughnut for breakfast, while Democrats prefer to eat bagels and…

— Jimmy Fallon

I was a middle-of-the-road Democrat more than anything else. I know I voted for Carter. Watergate taught me how bad the Republicans…

— Dave Barry