Conservative Quote by Jesse Helms

Compromise, hell! That's what has happened to us all down the line -- and that's the very cause of our woes. If freedom is…

— Jesse Helms

I fight for what I believe. If you are not willing to stand up for what you believe, your beliefs are not strong enough.

— Jesse Helms

The interests of the United States are better served by demanding reform and seeing that reform takes place than by removing our influence from…

— Jesse Helms

Democracy used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands.

— Jesse Helms

I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up…

— Jesse Helms

This is an area where North Carolina does excel. I have known more colorful North Carolina political figures than I have colorless ones.

— Jesse Helms

I do not intend to allow the Senate to rubber-stamp the president's plan to reward the Chinese Communists.

— Jesse Helms

They should ask their parents if it would be all right for their son or daughter to marry a Negro.

— Jesse Helms

It's their deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct that is responsible for the disease

— Jesse Helms

The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble.

— Jesse Helms

If you want to call me a bigot, fine.

— Jesse Helms

The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian.

— Jesse Helms