We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible. Marco Rubio on government
Of course there are critics who believe that no matter what we do, the Florida dream is over. They claim that we must accept the idea that inevitably our future is one of high taxes and big government. Marco Rubio on government
Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent. Marco Rubio on government
Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them. Marco Rubio on government
Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon their beliefs. Marco Rubio on government
I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level. Marco Rubio on government
We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time. We chose a special man to lead us in a special time. We chose Mitt Romney to lead our nation. Marco Rubio on government
Unlike any other leader in modern American history, we are led today by a president that has decided to pit Americans against each other. Marco Rubio on history
This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness. And if we stay on this road we're on right now, our children are going to be the first Americans ever to inherit a diminished country. Marco Rubio on history
Americans believe with all their heart, the vast majority of them, and the vast majority of Floridians, that the United States of America is simply the single greatest nation in all of human history. Marco Rubio on history
I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history. Marco Rubio on history
From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history. Marco Rubio on history
And I can tell you that history will back up what I'm about to say and that is that there is no government run by conservatives, Republicans, put whoever you want there, if you give government the opportunity to spend more money than it has, it will do it. It will do it every time. Marco Rubio on history
If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of your own party in your home state is not the next logical step in a political life. Marco Rubio on home
You know who a complicated tax code kills? The guy or gal trying to start a business out of the spare bedroom of their home. So we've got to simplify our tax code. Marco Rubio on home
Americans chose a free enterprise system designed to provide a quality of opportunity, not compel a quality of results. And that is why this is only place in the world where you can open up a business in the spare bedroom of your home. Marco Rubio on home
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that. Marco Rubio on hope
Under Barack Obama, the only 'Change' is that 'Hope' has been hard to find. Now millions of Americans are insecure about their future. But instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes us special, he divides us against each other. He tells Americans they're worse off because others are better off. That people got rich by making others poor. Marco Rubio on hope
But since her earliest days, America has inspired people from all over the world. Inspired them with the hope that one day their own countries would be one like this one. Marco Rubio on hope
My mother was one of seven girls whose parents went to bed hungry so their children wouldn't. My father lost his mother when he was nine. He left school and went to work for the next 70 years. They emigrated to America with little more than the hope of a better life. Marco Rubio on hope