Grover Norquist Quotes

You know, conservatism is not a bad thing. It's not a pejorative.

The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism.

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

I'm a small government conservative.

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was.

The Tea Party claims to want small government.

I'm as conservative as they come.

I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me.

I think the Republican Party is supposed to be the party of less government intrusion.

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

I don't just say I'm conservative. I have boot leather to my gospel.

I've had a very long career of being conservative.

At its core, conservatism is not an anti-government movement, and it's not a no-government movement.

Well for sure I'm conservative.

[The Kochs] they hate big government.

What the heck would the establishment know about conservatism?

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.

In my estimation, there should always be a mixture of economic liberalism - which means small government, a great emphasis on markets - but also a certain degree of social conservatism, not to favor change unless that change is beneficial. So I describe myself as an economic liberal and a social conservative.

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

I'm a conservative, but I'm not a nut about it.

In the book I define conservatism, as I believe it is fit upon four categories of principle: respect for The Constitution, respect for life, less government, and personal responsibility.

I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.

I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.'

And my principles go right in line with the Tea Party.

What I say is I am somebody who cares about conservative ideas. I want to see them implemented in governance.