--- title: "Best Sam Brownback Quotes" description: "Samuel Dale Brownback is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the 4..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sam-brownback-82481.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sam-brownback-82481.jpg) # Sam Brownback (1956) Politician United States **61** quotes in **472** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Sam Brownback is a politician from the United States, best known for *Kansas agricultural law*. ## Quick Facts About Sam Brownback Born September 12, 1956 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Kansas agricultural law ## About Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the 46th governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Brownback also served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom during the administration of President Donald Trump and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2008. ## Awards & Honors White House Fellows Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Dostyk Order of grade I Q119854739 ## Quotes by Sam Brownback · Page 2 > [Unborn children do not have a voice, but they are young members of the human family. It is time to look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/unborn-children-do-not-have-a-voice-but-they-are-young-members-of-the/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/sam-brownback-11107_care_unborn-children-do-not-have-a-voice-but_1468936.jpg) > [History has shown that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did, in fact, dramatically change the balance of the court in many critical areas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/history-has-shown-that-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-did-in-fact/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/sam-brownback-11107_abortion_history-has-shown-that-justice-ruth-bade_325022.jpg) > [In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/in-recent-years-even-as-the-court-has-become-an-increasingly/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/196/sam-brownback-11107_balance_in-recent-years-even-as-the-court-has-be_3002732.jpg) > [I've been around the government system and believe me it's built to spend. You've got to change the system, otherwise it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/i-ve-been-around-the-government-system-and-believe-me-it-s-built-to/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/sam-brownback-11107_asking_i-ve-been-around-the-government-system-a_45884.jpg) > [Among the most famous of these Supreme Court cases of exercise of political power I believe are the cases of Roe V.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/among-the-most-famous-of-these-supreme-court-cases-of-exercise-of/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/784/sam-brownback-11107_abortion_among-the-most-famous-of-these-supreme-c_265931.jpg) > [Politics are important but your soul lasts forever. So, you know, you make ... decisions on what you think is right or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/politics-are-important-but-your-soul-lasts-forever-so-you-know-you/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Decision](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decision/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/sam-brownback-11107_decision_politics-are-important-but-your-soul-las_2956086.jpg) > [This is a bipartisan effort. This is just good common sense. This is where the public wants us to go. They want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/this-is-a-bipartisan-effort-this-is-just-good-common-sense-this-is/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Bipartisan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bipartisan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/sam-brownback-11107_bipartisan_this-is-a-bipartisan-effort-this-is-just_2336687.jpg) > [ \[Jane\] Roe has made it not only possible, but has found it constitutional to kill a whole class of people, simply because… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/jane-roe-has-made-it-not-only-possible-but-has-found-it/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Class](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d8/sam-brownback-11107_class_jane-roe-has-made-it-not-only-possible-b_488967.jpg) > [The Supreme Court has also issued and never reversed a number of decisions that are repugnant to the Constitution's vision of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/the-supreme-court-has-also-issued-and-never-reversed-a-number-of/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/sam-brownback-11107_constitution_the-supreme-court-has-also-issued-and-ne_3201268.jpg) > [The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/the-court-s-injected-itself-in-the-definition-of-marriage-deciding/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/sam-brownback-11107_bases_the-court-s-injected-itself-in-the-defin_441987.jpg) > [You can raise good children in single parent households, and many of you perhaps here today come from that type of environment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/you-can-raise-good-children-in-single-parent-households-and-many-of/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/sam-brownback-11107_broads_you-can-raise-good-children-in-single-pa_726251.jpg) > [I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/i-m-a-ronald-reagan-conservative-i-m-an-economic-conservative-i-m/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Conservative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservative/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/sam-brownback-11107_conservative_i-m-a-ronald-reagan-conservative-i-m-an_1657483.jpg) > [It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/it-may-seem-ironic-that-the-judicial-branch-preserves-its-legitimacy/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/sam-brownback-11107_action_it-may-seem-ironic-that-the-judicial-bra_1125214.jpg) > [I believe, assume the power to decide more political than legal issues in nature, the people naturally focus less on the law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/i-believe-assume-the-power-to-decide-more-political-than-legal-issues/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/sam-brownback-11107_assuming_i-believe-assume-the-power-to-decide-mor_2841405.jpg) > [Unborn children can experience pain even more so than adults as the baby has more pain receptors per square inch than at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/unborn-children-can-experience-pain-even-more-so-than-adults-as-the/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/sam-brownback-11107_adults_unborn-children-can-experience-pain-even_258967.jpg) > [It is far easier to get divorced from somebody you've been married to for 10 years and have three children by than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/it-is-far-easier-to-get-divorced-from-somebody-you-ve-been-married-to/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/sam-brownback-11107_children_it-is-far-easier-to-get-divorced-from-so_2036746.jpg) > [I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also push and have worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/i-do-a-number-of-things-working-on-human-rights-issues-prison/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/sam-brownback-11107_family_i-do-a-number-of-things-working-on-human_2704858.jpg) > [I went to a number of foreign countries, and during whenever I went, I would try to go to an orphanage or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/i-went-to-a-number-of-foreign-countries-and-during-whenever-i-went-i/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/sam-brownback-11107_around-the-world_i-went-to-a-number-of-foreign-countries_3219036.jpg) > [It is time for the government of China to stop holding innocent religious figures in captivity merely for peacefully protesting China's occupation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/it-is-time-for-the-government-of-china-to-stop-holding-innocent/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Captivity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/captivity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/sam-brownback-11107_captivity_it-is-time-for-the-government-of-china-t_501596.jpg) > [Immigration is a volatile issue, but we're in the middle of it now, and probably the worst thing to do is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/immigration-is-a-volatile-issue-but-we-re-in-the-middle-of-it-now-and/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/sam-brownback-11107_anything_immigration-is-a-volatile-issue-but-we-r_336333.jpg) > [ Seats on the \[Court\] bench are not reserved for causes or interests. They're given to those who will uphold the rule of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-brownback/seats-on-the-court-bench-are-not-reserved-for-causes-or-interests/) [Sam Brownback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/) [Benches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benches/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/sam-brownback-11107_benches_seats-on-the-court-bench-are-not-reserve_921375.jpg) ## Sam Brownback by topic [Court (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/court/sam-brownback/) [Constitution (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/sam-brownback/) [Children (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/sam-brownback/) [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sam-brownback/) [Law (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/law/sam-brownback/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-brownback/#itemlist", "name": "Sam Brownback Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unborn children do not have a voice, but they are young members of the human family. 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