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" All the way back to 2010, the takeover of Congress, there is an unnerved part of the public that understands the history of Hillary Clinton. We've seen her for decades. They understand Donald Trump. There's no disclosure needed there. The sour grapes that we are experiencing isn't going to make a better tasting wine for the Democrats in the future. "

Rick Santelli

Future

Better

" We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a solution? Does our commander-in-chief offer a solution? Absolutely not. "

" Working with Russia, we worked with Iran. Are they our friends? You have to take each situation uniquely. "

" If you trade in paper, the notion of many who trade gold - the Ayn Randers - if the financial world comes to an end, they're going to have the gold. If you're playing in ETFs, you're going to have a piece of paper. "

" No, traditions and norms aren't rules in the Constitution. There's a difference between a tradition and a law. "

" There's not a lot of wealth throughout all the country shared equally. "

" I don't believe anyone should ignore all the fires around you and stand pat and not worry about getting singed. "

" I come from immigrant grandparents. The country would not be what it is if it wasn't for the immigrants in this country. "

" I'm very happy at CNBC. It's the passion, it's the movement - there's a lot of moving parts. And spontaneous TV and spontaneous debates... I don't know that there's anyone that enjoys their job more than I do. "

" We all know deep inside that no country is the same as it was 5 years ago. "

" It's a philosophy that - 'We, the People' - it's about us, that if the Americans want to do something, they have the power to try to put leaders in place to carry out whatever their notions are. "

" Government is promoting bad behavior... Do we really want to subsidize the losers' mortgages? This is America! "

" While the vandals are on the street corners, the Tea Party conservatives, they're working state houses, the governorships, the mayorships, the Senate, the House. "

" If the country is ever attacked as it was on 9/11, we all respond with a sense of urgency. "

" This country is a republic. "

Rick Santelli

Country

Republic

" I try to avoid political ties. "

" When Target gets hacked, I don't hear people saying, 'Hey, was it Kohl's? Was it Wal-Mart?' It doesn't matter. There was a hack; you deal with it. "

" We are a republic, very inefficient. If you want a really efficient form of government, you have a king or a dictator. And in the end, you hope it's a benevolent one. But then you could get things done. There's no lurching; there's no bumps. That's the cornerstone of checks and balances. "

" Markets are unforgiving, and sometimes they move for reasons we can't possibly foresee. "

" How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor's mortgage? "

" The unique thing about our country is that we don't get behind politicians, politicians get behind us. "

" What about stocks? You got to buy them. What if they break? You have to buy the dips. "

" I've said from day one, when Donald Trump gets in there, he's going to make an equal number of Republicans unhappy as Democrats unhappy. "

" There's hearings on everything. They're kabuki theater. "

Rick Santelli

Theater

Everything

" I work hard, and I haven't done badly in life. But I pretty much came from very modest roots... I go home on my train; I cut my own grass... I don't have anything against people that are more elite, but it's just not who I am or what I'm about. "

" Think Apple, think the FBI. We are living 'Atlas Shrugged.' Why is it so important? Because I would hate for the country to have that rhetorical question: Where is John Galt, who is John Galt? John Galt is all of us. "

" There's so much compromise in politics. I'm not a good compromiser. "

" Let me see the 'Cuban missiles on the island' picture. Trump needs to see it before networks need to see it. "

" People in charge of intelligence are political as well. "

" This is America. And we've basically invented the computer, and we should invent ways to protect all those that use it. "