--- title: "12 Republicans Know Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Republicans Know quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Republicans Know sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/rush-limbaugh-28_defeat_the-republicans-know-very-well-how-to-lo_1672390.jpg" --- > [The Republicans know very well how to lose, and they know how to be very civil in defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-republicans-know-very-well-how-to-lose-and-they-know-how-to-be/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/rush-limbaugh-28_defeat_the-republicans-know-very-well-how-to-lo_1672390.jpg) > [ As one person said to me , Republicans know \[Donald\] Trump is a stain on their party. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-liasson/as-one-person-said-to-me-republicans-know-donald-trump-is-a-stain-on/) [Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-liasson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/mara-liasson-8465_democracy_as-one-person-said-to-me-republicans-kno_3224618.jpg) > [The Republicans I know or the conservatives I know, they disagree with what the Republicans are doing in Washington because we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-brooks/the-republicans-i-know-or-the-conservatives-i-know-they-disagree-with/) [Mo Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/mo-brooks-42354_because_the-republicans-i-know-or-the-conservati_321726.png) > [What they're still unsure about, particularly some moderate Republicans, we know gender there is difference, I think Donald Trump has to seal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brabender/what-they-re-still-unsure-about-particularly-some-moderate/) [John Brabender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brabender/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c5/john-brabender-35484_comfortable_what-they-re-still-unsure-about-particul_277743.jpg) > [“I’m very careful with political statements. When I bash the Republicans, I know I’ll piss off about half the people. That’s why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-m-very-careful-with-political-statements-when-i-bash-the/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/jarod-kintz-2_democracy_i-m-very-careful-with-political-statemen_1620408.jpg) > [I think with empathy... It's more looking out at the people. And that includes the Republicans, you know the people that might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-o-meara-sanders/i-think-with-empathy-it-s-more-looking-out-at-the-people-and-that/) [Jane O'Meara Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-o-meara-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/jane-o-meara-sanders-15940_common-ground_i-think-with-empathy-it-s-more-looking-o_923410.jpg) > [For far too long, Democrats have hailed themselves as the party of women. As Republicans, we know their so-called monopoly on being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronna-mcdaniel/for-far-too-long-democrats-have-hailed-themselves-as-the-party-of/) [Ronna McDaniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronna-mcdaniel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/211/ronna-mcdaniel-13309_change_for-far-too-long-democrats-have-hailed-t_1127774.jpg) > [Republicans know that government spending creates jobs. They just want that spending to be funneled to their projects and districts... and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/republicans-know-that-government-spending-creates-jobs-they-just-want/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/jennifer-granholm-5381_certainly_republicans-know-that-government-spendin_2189677.png) > [Many elected Republicans know that ensuring that people of color can vote freely would spell bad news for them and their agenda,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamaal-bowman/many-elected-republicans-know-that-ensuring-that-people-of-color-can/) [Jamaal Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamaal-bowman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e9/jamaal-bowman-5772_bad_many-elected-republicans-know-that-ensur_2588203.jpg) > [The reason women don't vote for Republicans is not that they haven't had the impact of Republican policies spelled out in simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-ellmers/the-reason-women-don-t-vote-for-republicans-is-not-that-they-haven-t/) [Renee Ellmers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-ellmers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/renee-ellmers-39648_democracy_the-reason-women-don-t-vote-for-republic_1501271.jpg) > [One of the big differences between Democrats and Republicans is that we at least know what the Democrats stand for, whether we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/one-of-the-big-differences-between-democrats-and-republicans-is-that/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/thomas-sowell-247_agree_one-of-the-big-differences-between-democ_2074082.jpg) > [Republicans know well that a change of rhetorical pace is necessary. But efforts by their leaders to damp down the bellicosity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-cockburn/republicans-know-well-that-a-change-of-rhetorical-pace-is-necessary/) [Alexander Cockburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-cockburn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/alexander-cockburn-21664_accusation_republicans-know-well-that-a-change-of-r_442513.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/republicans-know/#itemlist", "name": "Republicans Know Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Republicans know very well how to lose, and they know how to be very civil in defeat.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rush Limbaugh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-republicans-know-very-well-how-to-lose-and-they-know-how-to-be/", "image": { "@type": 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