Marco Rubio Quotes

The future of the Republican Party and the future of America is based on a values system and the issues that drive those values are on our side.

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.

I've always thought that the Republican Party should be for things and not so much against things.

If not for the Tea Party, the Republican Party would not be coming back to its roots.

I said after 2006 that Republicans didn't just lose our majority, we lost our way. I mean, our party walked away from the principles that men in our national governing majority first in 1980 and again in 1994, and the American people walked away from us.

The only problem with Republican principles is no one's following them.

The Republican party should have learned its lesson -- that it must be a conservative party.

What Republicans need to do is to go back to their roots - starting with Lincoln - and remind the nation that they are the party of national growth, racial equality and unity of purpose. These Lincolnian themes will serve Republicans - and the nation - much better than becoming the party on the lookout for the supposed rat head of higher taxes.

I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream.

In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.

A lot of people feel very good about Mitt Romney and I think he's going to do a great job.

I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will take notice and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles.

I am a Republican. But I am not running on the Republican platform. I'm running on my own platform. I stand for the Republicanism of Abraham Lincoln.

If the Republican party essentially becomes the white party, it is going to be the death of it, not only for demographic reasons but for reasons of principle. The party of Lincoln is a party of opportunity for everyone. It's a party about the right to rise, and Mr. Trump unfortunately doesn't represent that view.

I believe Ted Cruz is the right candidate for the right time in our country's history. A proven leader and a consistent conservative who will fight the Washington cartel and stand up for the American people.

Senator McConnell is by all accounts a decent person. He's pretty conservative, too.

I am supporting many Republican candidates who embrace the principles and policies set forth in Speaker Ryan's vision and who are committed to moving our country forward on the right path.

I want to help the 2016 Republican presidential nominee, whoever that is, get our country back on track.

I'm a big-tent Republican.

Do we go back and be the mushy middle party? Or do we have conservative, principled ideas for all the issues of the day, from the economy, from foreign policy, defence, security, that's the choice.

I think our Republican brand is an effective one and I think it fits and works here in Massachusetts.

I'm not worried about a 'blue wave,' I just think Republicans have to act like Republicans and govern like Republicans.

On the Republican Party platform and the major issues of the Republican Party, Charlie Dent is significantly removed from those foundational principles in his voting record.

The Republican Party I grew up in was a Republican Party of family unity.

The biggest problem for the Republican Party has never been its primary calendar, its campaign tactics, or a lack of trainings. The party's biggest problem is what it believes, what it says, and how it governs.