Ted Cruz Quotes

The Tea Party claims to want small government.

There's room in the Republican Party for anyone who wants to be a part of the values that we espouse when it comes to the role of government, free enterprise, free markets.

I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a libertarian.

I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship.

You know, I like to think that I will subscribe very much to the core Republican principles of small government. Making a small number of rules and getting out of the way. Keeping taxes low. Creating an environment for small businesses to grow and thrive.

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

Folks know that while I respect Barack Obama and do not cheap-shot the president, I am very skeptical of his big government, nanny-state philosophy.

Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through.

I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector.

You don't grow the economy by growing government.

The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal.

I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.

The Tea Party is simply a loose description of local activism driven by Americans who want smaller government and more self-reliance. That sounds like what the Founding Fathers had in mind, does it not?

In Washington, we've seen enough tax hikes, government takeovers, bailouts, and other big government solutions under Speaker Pelosi's control.

It's time to take Economics 101 to Washington. 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 stated that I'm a libertarian Republican, which means I believe in a series of issues, such as smaller government, constraint on budget deficits, free markets, globalization, and a whole series of other things, including welfare reform.

On economic policy, my support of smaller government, lower taxes and economic reform is consistent with the mainstream of the Republican Party in the United States and with many Democrats as well.

How do we turn our nation around? President Obama thinks the answer is more and more government. Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by creating dependency, destroying individual responsibility.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

I eat and breathe small government and freedom.

I am a strong believer in small government that doesn't interfere in people's lives.

I'm a Conservative. I don't believe there should be too many rules. There should be lower taxes.

My candidacy is one that fits the district and fits the Mick Mulvaney-Jim DeMint philosophy.

The Tea Party movement's economic agenda is a matter of emphasis, not exclusion. This is not a single-issue group.