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72 quotes by Jim DeMint

James Warren "Jim" DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading figure in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 1, 2013, to become president of The Heritage...
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Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy... →

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The message is pretty clear: Americans are sick and tired of the doubletalk coming out of Washington, of us going home and saying we're... →

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I went through two pretty dark years being fed up with the system and frustrated with my own party after two disastrous elections in 2006 and 2008.

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Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in... →

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The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies that have been the... →

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A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

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Heritage will remain, first and foremost, a research institute dedicated to impeccable research and data-driven policy analysis.

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Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point... →

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I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It's a terrible thing to do.

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Republicans are the only one who can carry the banner of what I think millions of Americans are saying.

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I think people are confused about what the Tea Party is. I mean, they were a broad cross-section of Americans who came together concerned about our... →

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Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

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It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

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