The Republican platform specifically says we don't believe in bailing out private business, and yet we did. Rand Paul on business
Giving someone a one-time stimulus check, or a one-time tax cut that expires doesn't allow the predictability that business needs. Rand Paul on business
I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me. Rand Paul on change
What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism. Rand Paul on courage
I think my dad has helped me tremendously. Rand Paul on dad
Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution? Rand Paul on fear
If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die. Rand Paul on freedom
I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back. Rand Paul on government
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. Rand Paul on government
I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone who's handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator. Rand Paul on government
Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant? Rand Paul on government
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. Rand Paul on government
We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry. Rand Paul on government
We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government. Rand Paul on government
The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier than any collective. Rand Paul on history
For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, 'you don't build that.' Rand Paul on history
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. Rand Paul on home
I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid. Rand Paul on politics
You don't go into politics unless you want to win. Rand Paul on politics
I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. Rand Paul on society