Ted Cruz Quotes

Things have happened, having to do with many things including political correctness, where people are so worried about being politically correct that they are unable to function.

Political correctness is a bit like a granny, a maiden aunt arriving at a party when everyone's having a good time. And she comes in, they all start sort of buttoning up and becoming self-conscious and behaving properly and then when she leaves, you can have fun again.

Political correctness is the the inability to state certain truths because they may offend certain people

We've reached a point where people are actually afraid to talk about what they want to say, because somebody might be offended. We've got to get over this sensitivity and it keeps people from saying what they really believe.

I got a feeling about political correctness. I hate it. It causes us to lie silently instead of saying what we think.

It's kinda ridiculous what you can't say nowadays. You really can't say anything you believe! I think it's fricking ridiculous how sensitive everyone is to everything, how much things are frowned upon. How much stuff will cost you nowadays. I think it's fricking ridiculous that we can't - there's certain topics that you can't really say how you feel about.

There's been an amazing backlash for the last decade in America: political correctness. In many ways, I think that, while we've been remarkably violent in our media, there's been a real schizophrenia. In private, on the Internet, and on public-affairs shows or talk radio, we're way more explicit than we've ever been. But traditional Hollywood has been much more frightened than it ever was in the '70s about presenting things that could be perceived as politically incorrect.

I think political correctness really does help us when it serves us but it doesn't help us when it silences us.

Any sort of political correctness needs to be swept out of the way

I'm sure even in America, where you have, like, free speech people self-censor themself. And it's not - it happens because of different reasons. Because maybe it's politically incorrect, it doesn't have to really to be put in jail.

The P.C. police are out in force at all times... We've reached a point where people are actually afraid to talk about what they want to say.

I think political correctness is a moving line.

I just think political correctness is crap.

I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.

Britain is obsessed with political correctness.

You can't allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, 'Merry Christmas?' Give me a break. If people don't like it, yeah, they can go do something else.

Political correctness has become a straightjacket.

The core problem in our society is political correctness.

If you're politically correct, chances are you're not coming to one of my shows. I get to go onstage and say things that everybody thinks all the time, but can't say out loud.

I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either.

I'm not politically correct.

I believe very much that the most damning thing you can say about Muslims is that you're afraid to say anything because they'll hurt you.

We're so politically correct; we take things so seriously.

You can't always say what you'd like to say.

What is often said in private may not be said in public.