“I don't think the federal government or federal candidates should be making decisions on everything and opining on everything.” ThinkingShouldGovernmentDecisionCandidatesFederal GovernmentMaking Decisions Author:Rick Santorum
“If you're a print shop and you are a gay man, should you be forced to print 'God Hates Fags' for the Westboro Baptist Church because they hold those signs up? Should the government - and this is really the case here - should the government force you to do that?” IfsMenShouldGovernmentHateForceChurchCasesGayShopsPrintBaptistsGay MenAnti DiscriminationWestboro Baptist Church Author:Rick Santorum
“We shouldn't be putting tariffs on anything. That hurts working men and women in US. What we should be doing is making our manufacturing more competitive.” MenShouldHurtMen And WomenManufacturingWorking ManTariffs Author:Rick Santorum
“I’m a capitalist, not a corporatist. I’m not someone who believes we should be bailing out corporations whether their auto industries, or banks.” ShouldBelieveIndustryCorporationsCapitalistAuto IndustryBailing Out Author:Rick Santorum
“Against the advice of my wife, I endorsed Arlen Specter. I should have listened to my wife.” ShouldWifeAdviceShould HaveMy WifeShould Have Listened Author:Rick Santorum
“I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot.” MenShouldCountrySpeakMediaTraditionFavorsFallenOne ManDominantControversialOne WomanBigots Author:Rick Santorum
“When I say things like 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman,' I'm called a bigot.” MenShouldOne ManOne WomanBigots Author:Rick Santorum
“My colleague Senator John Ensign of Nevada told me a story that epitomizes the selfishness of our culture: When I was a teenager, I had a sticker in my car with a picture of a bear scratching himself on the tree, and under it was the saying, 'If it feels good, do it!' That was the motto of the '60s and the '70s, and certainly it is the motto today. The image of the bear scratching himself highlights a view of human beings as animals, and that people should do what pleases them at the moment without a thought to the broader long-term consequences of their actions.” PeopleIfsFeelsShouldHumansLongMomentsStoriesTodayActionCultureTermHuman BeingsAnimalViewsTreeCarBearsPleaseConsequenceFeel GoodTeenagerSelfishnessLong TermSenatorsColleaguesMottoHighlightsStickerNevada Author:Rick Santorum
“What we should be teaching are the problems and holes and I think there are legitimate problems and holes in the theory of evolution. And what we need to do is to present those fairly from a scientific point of view. And we should lay out areas in which the evidence supports evolution and the areas in the evidence that does not.” ThinkingNeedsShouldDoeProblemViewsSupportTeachingTheoryEvolutionEvidenceAreasLaysPoint Of ViewHolesTheory Of Evolution Author:Rick Santorum
“The state has a right to do that [outlaw contraceptives], I have never questioned that the state has a right to do that. It is not a constitutional right, the state has the right to pass whatever statutes they have. That is the thing I have said about the activism of the Supreme Court, they are creating right, and they should be left up to the people to decide.” PeopleShouldSaidStatesLeftCreatingCourtActivismSupremeSupreme CourtOutlawStatutesContraceptives Author:Rick Santorum
“I support the Ryan budget plan. I think it’s the right direction on the major points. I can’t say I’ve read all of it, but on the major thrust of what he’s doing, I support what he wants to do with Medicare, Medicaid. The only thing I would do, frankly, as I’ve said publicly many times, I think we should implement a lot of these things sooner than what he’s suggesting.” ThinkingWantShouldSaidI CanSupportPlansMajorsBudgetsThrustMedicareRight DirectionSuggestingMedicaid Author:Rick Santorum
“I believe that any doctor that performs an abortion, I would advocate that any doctor that performs an abortion, should be criminally charged for doing so.” ShouldBelieveI BelieveDoctorsAbortion Author:Rick Santorum
“One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country. It's not okay. It's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. [Sex] is supposed to be within marriage. It's supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjugal... but also procreative. That's the perfect way that a sexual union should happen... This is special and it needs to be seen as special.” ThinkingWayNeedsShouldCountryHappensPurposeSexPresidentPerfectCrazySpecialDangerOkayUnionsSupposed To BeRealmsLicenseContraceptionNot OkayConservative ValuesConjugal Author:Rick Santorum
“Is anyone saying same-sex couples can't love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?” ShouldChildrenLawMotherSexBrotherCoupleMy FriendsMy ChildrenMy BrotherIn-lawsControversialLove Each OtherMother In LawI Love My FriendsI Love My ChildrenLove My Children Author:Rick Santorum
“One of the criticisms I make is to what I refer to as more of a libertarianish right... This whole idea of personal autonomy, well, I don't think most conservatives hold that point of view. Some do. They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do... Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world...” PeopleThinkingWorldWantShouldWellsIdeasWholeAbleLeftViewsCriticismPoint Of ViewTraditionalAutonomyLeft Alone Author:Rick Santorum
