Crucial Quote by Ezra G. Levin

The Tea Party movement went off on a more extreme agenda that I did not support at all, and was very frustrated by it,…

— Patrick Murphy

It's tempting to remember that the Tea Party had a peak and then the Republican Party establishment sort of beat it back down. And…

— Mark Shields

My advice to the tea party freshmen: Slow the galloping horses to a trot. Big government was built over decades; it can't be dismantled…

— Ari Fleischer

The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a difference in…

— Barack Obama

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

— Edward Brooke

“The Tea Party is a fitting representation of our era of no-debate, politically correct politics, where each political side has its own media, and…

— Juan Williams

Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses.…

— William J. Clinton

So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.

— Bob Inglis

The Tea Party did not run me out. If you know me and my personality, I would welcome the challenge.

— Bart Stupak

The final thing the Tea Party had was, they fed into the philosophy that Donald Trump now embodies. So they had a different view…

— Mark Shields

I always start my discussions with the Tea Party groups with telling them, 'you know I have only three words for you: God. Bless.…

— Richard Mourdock

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

— Roy Blunt