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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.

“You know that big government doesn't hurt big corporations. They've got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? It's the little guys.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

All Quotes by Marco Rubio

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

— Marco Rubio

History

“Hope and Change has become Divide and Conquer.”

— Marco Rubio

Change

“It's not in our nature. Americans have never been a people that drive through a nice neighborhood and say, 'Oh, I hate the people who live in these nice houses.'”

— Marco Rubio

Nature

“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

“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

“The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch.”

— Marco Rubio

Sad

“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 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

“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

“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

“From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.”

— Marco Rubio

History

“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

“You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“The Hispanic community understands the American Dream and have not forgotten what they were promised - that in the U.S., a free market system, allows us all to succeed economically, achieve stability and security for your family and leave your children better off than yourselves.”

— Marco Rubio

Family

“We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time. We chose a special man to lead us in a special time. We chose Mitt Romney to lead our nation.”

— Marco Rubio

Freedom

“No community values entrepreneurship and small business more than the Hispanic community.”

— 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

“You cannot do anything without God.It's a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God.”

— Marco Rubio

God

“Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“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