Rand Paul

Cut defense spending as part of cutting all federal spending.

— Rand Paul

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.

— Rand Paul

People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.

— Rand Paul

My grandfather would live to see his children become doctors and ministers, accounts and professors.

— Rand Paul

I tell people I won't vote to go to war unless I'm ready to go or send my kids.

— Rand Paul

I will not let the patriot act, the most un-patriotic of acts, go unchallenged.

— Rand Paul

The state doesn’t own your children. Parents own the children.

— Rand Paul

We need to be fearful of companies that get so big that they can actually be directing policy.

— Rand Paul

, I'm going to reserve judgment on [Rex] Tillerson. But I'll ask him the same question I've asked the others: do you…

— Rand Paul

The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and…

— Rand Paul

I think it's a conundrum. If we have no laws on this, people take it to one extension further, does it have…

— Rand Paul

Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.

— Rand Paul

How would you possibly sell 700 companies in a fire sale and hope to get what they were worth?It's just an unrealistic…

— Rand Paul

Whether or not regime change is a good idea or a bad idea. I don't think because I think the regime change…

— Rand Paul

I'll tell you what a weakness is of this country [the USA]: there are a lot of people who are sick and…

— Rand Paul

The more we can have peaceful trade both with Russia, with China, and with others, you know, there's a self interest in…

— Rand Paul

We had people coming to our Foreign Relations Committee and saying, "Oh, we need to arm the allies of Al Qaida." They…

— Rand Paul

You campaigned against rich people and you got enough envy whipped up in the country and you're gonna get 'em. You're gonna…

— Rand Paul

When you couple this militarization of law enforcement with an erosion of civil liberties and due process that allows the police to…

— Rand Paul

There comes a time, in the history of Nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver and perhaps…

— Rand Paul

What most Americans don't realize is there is an unholy alliance. They come together. There's a secret handshake. We spend more money…

— Rand Paul

I think there's evil on both sides [of Syria], and I think that's one reason I don't want to be involved in…

— Rand Paul

The coarsening of our culture towards violent death has more consequences than war. Tragically, this same culture has led to the death…

— Rand Paul

This is an ongoing threat from a variety of sources around the world. And actually I think it works both ways. I'm…

— Rand Paul

I think really that you shouldn't run as a conservative if you're not.

— Rand Paul

You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.

— Rand Paul

Well, let's be clear, I'm the only one on the stage who actually has a five-year budget that balances.

— Rand Paul

The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over!

— Rand Paul

It is illegal for the CIA to spy on Americans and an affront to our Republic to spy on the Senate.

— Rand Paul

Foreign aid is not something the vast majority of Americans support, but definitely not conservatives.

— Rand Paul

I've introduced legislation to say, "For right now, let's stop it," from about 34 countries.

— Rand Paul

We will not cut one penny from the safety net until we've cut every penny from corporate welfare.

— Rand Paul

For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, 'you don't build that.'

— Rand Paul

Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?

— Rand Paul

We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.

— Rand Paul

I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans.

— Rand Paul

“On Obama: “He was elected by a majority, but the majority doesn’t get to decide who we execute.”

— Rand Paul

Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

— Rand Paul

If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate…

— Rand Paul

Unless you really stand for something, people aren't motivated to go out and vote for you.

— Rand Paul