Quotes by Jim DeMint

• A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.
• Ideas are more powerful than people.
• One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
• We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.
• We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.
• Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.
• The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies that have been the enemy of freedom for centuries all over the world. I fear America is teetering towards tyranny.
• Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.
• If we want to secure the best jobs in the future, we must make America the best place in the world to do business.
• Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator - life, liberty and freedom.
• We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world.