William Weld Quotes

I consider myself a right-winger and Gray was certainly one.

I was never a very convincing social conservative, and always avoided associating myself with that part of the broader conservative movement.

I think that there's a liberal element out there that finds me not acceptable. They don't like my stance on a lot of issues because I am conservative.

I wasn’t elected to get into back room deals with Jesse Helms. I’ve despised Jesse Helms since I was 18 years old.

Obviously, I'm no fan of the radical left.

I think the Republican Party is lost in terms of whether we should be stronger on the social issues or ignore the social issues. But I think the Rand Pauls, the Ted Cruzes, that's the future of the party.

I honestly don't see how anyone can view the GOP and the Right as anything but evil.

When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them.

The country has become much more conservative, partly because it's been taken over by the religious right.

I didn't know I was a conservative when it didn't matter to me growing up.

Of course I'm not a racist, but I'm certainly right wing, there's no question about that.

Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion.

Any party that would put Sarah Palin up on a pedestal will never have my support.

The right-wing of the Republican party isn't so much a political agenda as a plea for help.

I'm conservative in my thought. I'm conservative in my theology. I'm conservative in my politics.

I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government.

Conservative's the last thing I am.

I'm as conservative as they come.

We don't like to deal with people who are trying to kill the revolution. You need to hire a Republican!

Conservative: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.

I used to think that James Kilpatrick and Barry Goldwater were really conservative, but now we’ve got people to the right of them. They want to use government to be punitive.

In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges.

I do not want to see, for any reason, the Tories resurgent in any way.

Anybody who doesn't support the Republican nominee... is a RINO.

If you're a conservative who thinks the culture wars are over (they're never really over, of course), then you are a lot more open to the idea of a unprincipled blowhard who promises he's got your back on political correctness.