Rick Perry Quotes

I became a Republican because I trust people more than I trust government.

I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.

Free enterprise, individual opportunity, limited government. They made America great; only they can keep America strong.

We should reject big government and look inside ourselves for all the things that built this country into what it was.

We stand up and proudly proclaim that Washington is not our caretaker and we reject a state, in Margaret Thatcher's words, a state that takes too much from us to do too much for us.

America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.

You can't ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies.

I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at my voting background. I voted against bailing out Wall Street. I voted against, never voted for, a tax increase.

I want the American people to understand that conservatism is an ideology of protecting the people and the people's rights.

I'm a conservative - a practicing one. I'm not a talk-about-it one.

We believe in liberty, we believe in limited government, we believe in free enterprise, we believe in family values and the sanctity of human life, and we all believe Washington needs a good dose of Economics 101.

I was born a limited-government person. I've always had this streak going through me.

Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.

So the majority of Americans are conservatives. They believe in things like the Constitution. I know that's weird to some people but they believe in it.

I am a proud conservative.

I think, as Republicans, we need to stick by what we believe in. And that is fiscal conservatism and individual freedom.

At the end of the day, every member of the conservative movement, from our political commentators and thinkers to our elected officials, share an important and common purpose in advancing the cause of liberty, reigning in a bloated federal government, and defending our traditional family values.

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.

The way I look at it is this, as Republicans, we look for less government interference in our lives.

I think it's very clear that the American people are frustrated with this move toward socialism. And so whether you're back or white, if you believe that the conservative construct is in the best interest of our future, than you too would be voting with Republicans, and if you had the opportunity to run you'd join us as well.

Well, look, I'm as Tea Party as it gets.

Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and the sanctity of our Constitution.

I think what the Tea Party movement is - I'm all for it; they're out there fighting for our rights, fighting for what our forefathers stood for.

My view is the less the government can do and the more freedom and opportunity you give people, that trusting people and free people and free enterprise - that America has built the greatest country in the history of the world.