Lindsey Graham

“Al Qaeda is alive and well in Libya, Iraq, Syria and the wars are not receding.”

“The president of the United States let the consulate in Libya become a death trap.”

“You want to see a war on women? Come with me to Iraq and Afghanistan, folks. I've been there 35 times. I will show you what they do to women.”

“It's one thing to shoot yourself in the foot. Just don't reload the gun.”

“President Bush has shown great leadership. He has said that the 21st century will not be ruled or dictated by terrorists, dictators, and murderers. He is absolutely right. God bless him for his resolve.”

“Well, thank God for a media that will ask questions.”

“I'm the ranking Republican on the foreign aid appropriations subcommittee, so I know Tunisia well.”

“Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require.”

“I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.”

“If 'Obama-care' becomes fully implemented in 2014, it's going to bankrupt states.”

“We will never win this war until we understand the effect that Guantanamo Bay has had on the overall war effort. And we'll never get the support of the American people if we can't prove to them that these folks that we're dealing with are not common criminals. We're going to keep them - keep you safe from them.”

“When it comes to fossil fuels, we're going to find more here and use less. Over time, we're going to become energy independent. I am tired of sending $300 billion overseas to buy oil from people who hate our guts. The choice between a weak economy and a strong environment is a false choice, that is not the choice I'll offer America.”

“We're going to lose Social Security and Medicare if Republicans and Democrats do not come together and find a solution like Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill. I will be the Ronald Reagan if I can find a Tip O'Neill.”

“It puts limits on criminals' rights to destroy unborn children without the permission of the woman.”

“No employer is going to hire robustly until they know what the health care cost is going to be.”

“Well, the big elephant in the whole system is the baby boomer generation that marches through like a herd of elephants. And we begin to retire in 2008.”

“According to the FBI and the director of national intelligence, Syria's becoming a perfect platform to strike our nation. I've got a very simple strategy as your president against ISIL. Whatever it takes, as long as it takes, to defeat them.”

“The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.”

“I think no one has ever been re-elected with unemployment over 7.6 percent.”

“The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails.”