Ted Cruz

“If we go to the 1940s, Nazi Germany - look, we saw it in Britain. Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.”

“Christians have no greater ally than Israel.”

“I'm a lot less concerned with Bill Clinton's escapades decades ago than I am with Hillary Clinton's consistently wrong record when it comes to foreign policy, when it comes to domestic policy.”

“The people who suffer in the Obama economy have been young people, African Americans, Hispanics, single moms.”

“The federal government has not been effective enough monitoring and surveilling bad guys.”

“The Washington establishment think Republicans win elections by you don't stand for anything, you keep your head down, you don't rock the boat. You know what? Every time we do that, we get clobbered in the polls.”

“I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.”

“If Obamacare is so wonderful, why is it that its loudest advocates don't want to be subject to it?”

“Cloture is simply cutting off debate.”

“I'm not cool enough to hang out with any rock stars. Jay-Z doesn't come over to my house. I don't hang out with Ted Nugent.”

“It took Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Reagan.”

“If I'm elected president, let me tell you about my first day in office. The first thing I intend to do is to rescind every illegal and unconstitutional executive action taken by Barack Obama.”

“We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution.”

“Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country?”

“It's not the job of the U.S. military to do nation-building or produce democratic utopias.”

“Tonight, I want to say to every member of the democratic party, who believes in limited government, in personal opportunity and the united States constitution, and a safe and secure America, come home. To the Reagan Democrats, your party has left you. And the Republican party wants you, we welcome you back.”

“There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is even bigger than the budget. The most fundamental problem and the frustration is that the men and women in Washington aren't listening.”

“I think it was absolutely a mistake for President Obama and Harry Reid to force a government shutdown.”

“It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation.”

“Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.”