Jim DeMint Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.”

“It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms.”

“California is going to take themselves off the cliff culturally and economically, fiscally. They are going to be at the trough in Washington wanting a bailout.”

“I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work.”

“If a person wants to be publicly gay, they should not be teaching in the public schools.”

“The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.”

“We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.”

“I don't even like playing a contentious role.”

“Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren't looking at the facts.”

“Frankly, if independents and Democrats want to work with us on conservative ideas, I can do that better at Heritage than as a partisan inside.”