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" When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny. "
Allen West
Great
Tyranny
Will
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" Leadership is about being a servant first. "
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" I am sick and tired of hearing that it is our moral duty to serve the state, because conservatives believe that it is our moral duty to serve our fellow man regardless of race, sex, affiliation or creed, and when we serve, we believe that it is the state's duty to get out of the way. "
Allen West
Man
Tired
Sick
" I think we have to understand that when tolerance becomes a one-way street, it will lead to cultural suicide. We should not allow the Muslim Brotherhood or associated groups to be influencing our national security strategy. "
Allen West
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Suicide
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" One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality. "
Allen West
Security
Care
Education
" In Obama's case, we've enabled affirmative action to find a home in the nation's highest office. There you have it. I said it and I stand by it. America fell for the gimmick candidate, disregarding every fact and warning sign in the rush to have 'the first African-American president.' "
Allen West
Stand
Action
America
" While there are towns and cities still planning Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some think the day is for honoring anyone who has died, not just those fallen in service to our country. "
Allen West
Country
Service
Day
" Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol. "
Allen West
Immigration
Resources
Flow
" I believe the election and reelection of Obama were among the most conspicuous acts of denial in recent years. Voters just stopped paying attention. They accepted consistently bad behavior and rewarded it. Then they wonder why they get more bad behavior. "
Allen West
Behavior
Bad
Wonder
" We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.' "
Allen West
Night
Never Forget
Need
" Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less. "
Allen West
Integrity
Country
Excellence
" Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws. "
Allen West
Laws
Borders
Think
" Compassion comes from a choice and not the liberal definition of a choice - the choice to say I can do with a little less so my brother can have a little more. "
Allen West
Compassion
Brother
Choice
" Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock. "
Allen West
Compassion
Used
Safety
" I do not believe having a baby is punishment. "
Allen West
Punishment
Baby
Having A Baby
" I'm a conservative because I believe in peace - real peace, not just the peace of mind. I'm a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps. "
Allen West
Believe
Peace Of Mind
Peace
" This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country. "
Allen West
Us
Opportunity
Greatness
" I think that this liberal progressive agenda is not the thing that the American people want and it's antithesis to who we are as a constitutional republic. "
Allen West
Want
American
People
" Where is love exchanged? Where is the love felt when a state administrator stuffs a welfare check into an outgoing mail? "
Allen West
Mail
Where
Welfare
" So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol. "
Allen West
Stand Up
Good
Now
" I am angry about the mammoth, out-of-control social welfare entitlement programs from Washington, D.C., that were supposed to solve our problems. The obvious truth is these impractical, politically motivated programs have irreparably damaged the fabric of our black society and community. "
Allen West
Angry
Truth
I Am
" When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'? "
Allen West
Only
Will
You
" We're told compassion comes not from generosity but from compliance. We're told kindness means raiding a man's hard-earned wages and sending them off to Washington so they - not you - may dole them out in courtesies and indulgences. "
Allen West
Kindness
Compassion
Man
" The little platoon of the black community is the church. Our Christian faith is based on individual freedom from sin and the personal decision to find spiritual liberty that leads to a better life here on Earth and for eternity. On Sundays in America, the most conservative people can be found in black churches. "
Allen West
Faith
Community
Freedom
" Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion. "
Allen West
Our
Compassion
Fierce