Paul Ryan Quotes

Conservatives define themselves more by their hatred of liberals than anything else, and, conversely, liberals by their distaste for conservatives.

The problem for the Left, however, is that the moment it stops painting the Right as vile, it has to argue the issues.

Our party cannot be all things to all people. It can't be. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's stop trying to curry favor with them.

Unquestionably, American political rhetoric can be repugnant, and the Right can certainly be as guilty as the Left.

When I am asked whether the division between the left and the right still has any meaning, the first thought that comes to my mind is that the person who asks the question is not on the left.

If you're a conservative, you think I'm Satan.

We vainly fancy ourselves above the ugly informing and paranoia of the right-wing McCarthy era, but in the 21st century, the Left has fashioned a mirror image.

Liberals always cry wolf.

I think the Right did us a service calling Obama a socialist for eight years. It inoculated us.

The left's panic and politicization of the coronavirus is not unusual. It is the typical reaction for a party and a media hoping desperately to see the end of the Trump presidency.

I've always believed in challenging Republicans where they think they are strongest.

There are a lot of people whose livelihoods depend on keeping lots of conservatives terrified and ill-informed. The groups that exist to raise funds raise more funds when they endorse the crazier candidate.

The Democratic party has gone so far to the left that people just can't relate to it anymore and the Republican party is trying to go totally to the right.

I had to learn early on that where conservatives are concerned, the truth about them is the last thing anybody wants to report. It's the lies and distortions, the mischaracterizations, the character assassinations, that people want to report.

Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.

That's what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing.

The problem is that the right doesn't need any ideas to govern, but the left can't govern without ideas.

Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.

Left-wing confusion spawns right-wing reaction.

In this country there are two parties: the righteous and the fallacious

I don’t think America really has a left wing. The American left wing would fit very comfortably in the center or center right of most European political spectrums.

This is the classic fight between the moderate Republicans who try to get to the middle by compromise and the conservative Republicans who try to create a new middle by driving the left away.

To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.

I think Republicans make a mistake when they seek to be 'Democrat light.'

For years Pelosi has been the ultimate Republican boogeyman - or boogeywoman, as it were. She's a frequent target of Republican ire for being too far to the left - and she's also a target among progressives for not being far left enough.