Quotes By Rand Paul

You can't have it both ways. You can't tell me that you're taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the next breath say, 'Bring me home some bacon.' The pig has been picked clean.

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

My first choice had always been my father. He's still my first pick. Now that the nominating process is over, tonight, I'm happy to announce that I'm going to be supporting Governor Romney.

All issues of crime are better addressed at the state level.

Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military.' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending.'

If you force legislators to balance, at the end of the day, if it has to be balanced, then they step up and they become legislators and can find out where to cut.

I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.

I read all of Ayn Rand's novels when I was 17.

I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.

I don't plan on being bashful.

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

I think that most manufacturing and mining should be under the purview of state authorities.

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry.

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.

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

My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American dream.

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

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

American inventiveness and the desire to build developed because we were guaranteed the right to own our success.

You don't go into politics unless you want to win.

I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and they're tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government.

Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.

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

In 1997, I, along with 200 other young ophthalmologists formed the National Board of Ophthalmology to protest the American Board of Ophthalmology's decision to grandfather in the older ophthalmologists and not require them to recertify.

Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.

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

I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?

Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?

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