Quotes by Rick Santorum

“I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts.”

“Thirty-two years after the legalization of abortion by the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, the majority of Americans consider themselves pro-life.”

“The fact that so many are troubled still with the unlimited right of abortion is a powerful statement as to where this country stands on abortion.”

“What happened in America so that mothers and fathers who leave their children in the care of someone else ... find themselves more affirmed by society? ... Here, we can thank the influence of radical feminism, one of the core philosophies of the village elders.”

“This was tried once before in America, when the liberty and happiness rights of the slaveholder were put over the life and liberty rights of the slave. But unlike abortion today, in most states even the slaveholder did not have unlimited right to kill his slave,”

“doesnt need political hand-holders.”

“There is no one person in the Bush administration who is indispensable — with the exception of the president,”

“Look, I am seeking my partys Whip position. Would I take that job then leave my party in the lurch by running for President?”

“While theres no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm.”

“We really have an obligation to keep our eye on the ball here, ... The ball is helping those, the needy, in our society.”

In some mysterious way, in all his brokenness, he reveals to us our own brokenness, our difficulties in loving, our barriers and hardness of heart. If he is so broken and so hurt and yet is still such a source of life, then I, too, am allowed to look at my own brokenness and to trust that I, too, can give life to others. I do not have to pretend that I am better than others and that I have to win in all the competitions. It’s okay to be myself, just as I am, in my uniqueness. That, of course, is a very healing and liberating experience. I am allowed to be myself, with all my psychological and physical wounds, with all my limitations but with all my gifts too. And I can trust that I am loved just as I am, and that I, too, can love and grow.

The more moral the people are in their business dealings, the less paperwork you need, the more handshakes you can have, the more the wheels of capitalism work better because theres trust in the marketplace. Business ethics is not a joke. And, in fact, I think most businesses that Ive dealt with encourage exactly that type of behavior.

Its very interesting, if you look at a study that was done by the Brookings Institute back in 2009, they determined that if Americans do three things, they can avoid poverty. Three things. Work, graduate from high school, and get married before you have children.

Defend the church. Defend the family. Defend the non-profit community. Defend them against a government that wants to weaken them.

Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And thats what? Children. Monogamous relationships.

In 2006 it was a horrible election year, and, you know, I lost. But I lost because I continued to be a constant conservative, and the last six years I was someone who was a national figure in the sense that I was the third ranking Republican in leadership and I had just run President Bushs campaign in Pennsylvania.

There are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership.

I believe in capitalism for everybody, not necessarily high finance but capitalism that works for the working men and women of this country who are out there paddling alone in America right now.

You cant ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies.