Rand Paul

What is immoral for an individual to do, is immoral for a government to do

— Rand Paul

I can use most of the tools that every American teenager can master. Maybe not all of them.

— Rand Paul

Toppling secular dictators in the Middle East has only led to chaos and the rise of radical Islam.

— Rand Paul

Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.

— Rand Paul

The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.

— Rand Paul

Communism can't survive the captivating allure of capitalism.

— Rand Paul

For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way.

— Rand Paul

In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.

— Rand Paul

I think it's a little premature to talk about response until we know exactly what happened, but we should know what happened.…

— Rand Paul

I hate that Mosul is falling, but I also think that for 10 years we have supplied the Iraqis and they can't…

— Rand Paul

Join us in the fight to defeat the Washington machine. It’s fun and easy to get started. You can make a difference…

— Rand Paul

Washington is horribly broken. We are encountering a day of reckoning and this movement, this Tea Party movement, is a message to…

— Rand Paul

I think that by arming the allies of ISIS, the Islamic rebels against [Bashar] Assad, that we created a safe space or…

— Rand Paul

If there are few conservatives in the senate wing of the Republican Party that will say no to a budget that never…

— Rand Paul

I think it's a mistake to downgrade and say surveillance is no big deal. It is a huge deal that we are…

— Rand Paul

What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military…

— Rand Paul

We should be proud that so many want to come to America, that it is still seen as the land of opportunity.…

— Rand Paul

I think we can't be naive in dealing with the Russians or dealing with the Syrians. But at the same time, I…

— Rand Paul

I think most people, in their lifetime, have seen somebody who has the ability to use force lord it over other individuals.…

— Rand Paul

I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts, go unchallenged. At the very least, we should debate. We…

— Rand Paul

The Constitution's pretty clear. The Federalist papers are pretty clear... They very specifically delegated the power to declare war to Congress. They…

— Rand Paul

With regard to the idea of whether you have a right to health care, you have to realize what that implies. It’s…

— Rand Paul

Nobody ever was fired for 9/11. Instead of firing the people who didn't do a good job, we gave them medals. The…

— Rand Paul

People who want to come to this country don't have constitutional rights. Once they get here, they do. But coming here is…

— Rand Paul

I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion.

— Rand Paul

“(In response to President Obama) "For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, 'you don't build that.”

— Rand Paul

You shouldn't have one opinion when you're running and another when you're president.

— Rand Paul

I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake.

— Rand Paul

[John] Bolton is so far out there, he's advocating bombing everyone in the world.

— Rand Paul

Big and oppressive government has long been the enemy of freedom, something black Americans know all too well.

— Rand Paul

Every debate in Washington is about how much to increase spending - a little or a lot.

— Rand Paul

I will not vote to send my sons, or your sons, daughters, brothers, sisters or friends to fight for a stalemate.

— Rand Paul

John McCain is the guy that has advocated for war everywhere. He would bankrupt the nation.

— Rand Paul

I'm an internationalist. I want to help others, not just kill terrorists.

— Rand Paul

You can be strong without being involved in every single civil war around the world.

— Rand Paul

Actually we're very lucky John McCain is not in charge because I think we would be in perpetual war.

— Rand Paul

Foreign aid goes from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

— Rand Paul

Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.

— Rand Paul

The U.S. should never get involved where we have no clear national interest. We should not intervene militarily in a country like…

— Rand Paul

The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to…

— Rand Paul