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Marco Rubio

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Marco Rubio (born 1971) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio has been a prominent voice in national politics on issues including foreign policy, immigration, and economic opportunity. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

“We are special because we've been united not by a common race or ethnicity. We're bound together by common values. That family is the most important institution in society. That almighty God is the source of all we have.”

— Marco Rubio

Family

All Quotes by Marco Rubio

“Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“My mother was one of seven girls whose parents went to bed hungry so their children wouldn't. My father lost his mother when he was nine. He left school and went to work for the next 70 years. They emigrated to America with little more than the hope of a better life.”

— Marco Rubio

Hope

“There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history.”

— Marco Rubio

History

“Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon their beliefs.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“Mitt Romney will stop the attacks on job creators, encourage entrepreneurs to chase their dreams, and bring good jobs and a better future to all Americans.”

— Marco Rubio

Dreams

“Americans chose a free enterprise system designed to provide a quality of opportunity, not compel a quality of results. And that is why this is only place in the world where you can open up a business in the spare bedroom of your home.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“And here's the fact: the fact is it doesn't solve the problem. First of all, if you taxed these people at 100 percent, basically next year you said, 'Look, every penny you make next year the government's going to take it from you,' it still doesn't solve the debt.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“The problem is that when government controls the economy, those who can influence government keep winning, and everybody else just stays the same.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness. And if we stay on this road we're on right now, our children are going to be the first Americans ever to inherit a diminished country.”

— Marco Rubio

History

“I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.”

— Marco Rubio

Politics

“But let me tell you what happens when regulations go too far, when they seem to exist only for the purpose of justifying the existence of a regulator. It kills the people trying to start a business.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“My Dad used to tell us: 'En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos' 'In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.'”

— Marco Rubio

Dad

“Under Barack Obama, the only 'Change' is that 'Hope' has been hard to find. Now millions of Americans are insecure about their future. But instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes us special, he divides us against each other. He tells Americans they're worse off because others are better off. That people got rich by making others poor.”

— Marco Rubio

Change

“Unlike any other leader in modern American history, we are led today by a president that has decided to pit Americans against each other.”

— Marco Rubio

History

“It's impossible to walk a block in Miami, in Los Angeles, San Antonio without running into someone who is being deeply impacted by a broken legal immigration system.”

— Marco Rubio

Legal

“But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“Barack Obama doesn't believe in free enterprise. He's never going to admit it. For instance, he's never going to come straight out and say, 'If you own a business you didn't build it.' Alright, maybe he will.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the economic policies of nations whose people who immigrate here from there.”

— Marco Rubio

Politics