Winston Churchill Quotes

I've never hidden my faith, but there are only a couple of issues I would die for. There are a few others I would dig my heels in on, and I've told my caucus that what they see is what they get.

You can’t set aside … values in the name of political expediency.

I love the Congress, but I will give up my office before I give up my principles

I think those who have followed my political life would have known that I don't believe in just blind loyalty.

I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas.

Damn your principles! Stick to your party.

A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It’s a real time saver because it tells you what you think about things you know nothing about.

Not parties, but principles.

In politics, loyalty is everything.

Choose the politics of principle over the politics of personality.

He [Theodore Roosevelt] acted upon the maxim that half a loaf is better than no bread. I believe that half a loaf is fatal whenever it is accepted at the sacrifice of the basic principle sought to be attained.... A half-way measure never fairly tests the principle and many utterly discredit it.

Politics is compromise, by its very nature. But we never compromise on our values and beliefs.

certain kinds of people become Republicans and certain kinds of people become Democrats, and ... it's more than a matter of party affiliation. It's a way of thinking and being.

Don't sacrifice your political convictions for the convenience of the hour.

Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved -- not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, 'I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'

I feel bound to respect Ronald Reagan, as every American should - not least because he chose a career of public service when he could have made a lot more money doing something else, and not least because he took genuine risks for peace.

The fact is, you never compromise on principles. If people on the far Left, they have a principle to stand by, they should never compromise; those of us on the Right should not either.

I don't compromise my principles for politics.

We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But at the same time, you must understand that when you're running on a ticket, you're running with a team.

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

You know, there's a difference between politicians and leaders. Politicians read poll numbers and compromise. Leaders do what's morally right.

Party honesty is party expediency.

I am voting for this war so as not to be disloyal to President Bush.

Men say that I am a saint losing myself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to be a saint.

I’ve searched my conscience about leaving the Republican Party, and I decided it was better to change parties than to change my principles.