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" We need to conceptualize; we need to articulate conservative domestic policy with a laser focus on opportunity, on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder. "

Ted Cruz

Focus

Ladder

Policy

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Ted Cruz

Power

America

" Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate. "

" You often see in Washington those who disagree you described as stupid or evil. It's one of the most unfortunate trends of modern political discourse. Portraying opponents as too dumb to know the truth but smart enough and wanting people to suffer. "

" I think issues and substance, policy and vision and record should be the meat of politics. "

" If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you. "

" What I think is at stake in 2012, is whether the five or six strong conservatives elected to the Senate in 2010 become 10 or 12. And if that happens, it will fundamentally shift the character of the Senate. It will shift the balance. "

" I'm a fan of Jeb Bush's. "

Ted Cruz

Fan

Bush

" This election presents a stark choice - we can continue down the road of the Obama Democrats, more and more spending, debt and government control of the economy, or we can return to the founding principles of our nation - free markets, fiscal responsibility and individual liberty. "

" Hillary Clinton embodies the corruption of Washington. "

" I would do anything and I will continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare. "

" The single best thing we can do is expand competition. Let people purchase health insurance across state lines. If you want to expand access, what you want to do is increase choices and drive down cost. "

" Going to school on a campus where the faculty overwhelmingly disagrees with you, and where the student body overwhelmingly disagrees with you, is challenging. If you go in without a firm foundation, it can undermine what you believe. "

" Do not listen to the rhetoric from campaigns, but rather, hold everyone of us accountable, hold me accountable and every other candidate accountable to be a consistent conservative. "

Ted Cruz

Listen

Rhetoric

" We ought to open up energy innovation across the board and - and remove the barriers to every form of energy. "

" Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. "

" The United States has a responsibility to defend our values. "

" Having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny, and that was something I learned from when I was 2, 3, 5 years old. "

" There is overwhelming bipartisan support outside of Washington that we need to finally secure our borders, enforce our laws, and stop the problem of illegal immigration. "

" It's not the job of the U.S. military to do nation-building or produce democratic utopias. "

" I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians - I'll work with Martians if - and the if is critical - they're willing to cut spending and reduce the debt. "

" You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution. "

" It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation. "

" I will always tell the truth and do what I said I would do. "

" What I have been talking about for many years is opportunity conservatism, that every policy should focus like a laser on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder. "

Ted Cruz

Opportunity

Focus

" In both law and politics, I think the essential battle is the meta-battle of framing the narrative. "

" I am far more a fan of aggressive entrepreneurs than I am of major CEOs. You look at major CEOs, and they are almost to a person quite timid. They don't act to defend the free market principles that are vital to growth. "