A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin. Rand Paul on society
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 society
American inventiveness and the desire to build developed because we were guaranteed the right to own our success. Rand Paul on success
In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit. Rand Paul on success
I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan. Rand Paul on war
I tell people I won't vote to go to war unless I'm ready to go or send my kids. Rand Paul on war
The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war. Rand Paul on war
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 war
I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. Rand Paul on work