Gary Bauer Quotes

As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family over a condo.

I consider the Chinese government's policy among the most intelligent in the world.

As President, I will end once and for all the use of taxpayer funds to promote the National Endowment for the Arts and other programs that subsidize amoral and degrading activities.

There's a lot of people out now around America who depend on checks from their fellow taxpayers being in the mailbox every day.

I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?

When the penalty for a policeman's mistake is to put a criminal back out on the street, then we are hurting America; we are hurting our law-abiding citizens.

When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.

All the culture war issues will be settled by the court.

I'm pro-death penalty, but what I have not seen is anybody that would mock someone on death row.

In the continuing debate over the morality of enhanced interrogation, an essential consideration is often overlooked: intent.

I would prefer every [American] state keep the definition of marriage that's prevailed in Western civilization for a couple thousand years.

Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls.

Americans have not only a right but a responsibility to consider the values of those who seek to lead them - whether they arise from life experience, political ideology or religious belief.

Independence doesn't - doesn't equate to moderates. Millions of independents are pro-life. Millions of independents believe marriage is between a man and a woman.

On the issues of religious liberty, the Supreme Court continues to scrape against the bedrock of the American spirit.

There is something wrong with our culture when the view that marriage is between one man and one woman, a view shared by half the nation, is portrayed as evidence of hatred.

I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.

Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.

The science of life is changing hearts and minds.

All of my judges will want to welcome every child into the world, give them a place at the table.

The popular culture still ridicules religion and often treats it like the plague.

Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.

Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.

It seems that the only gun violence some leftists approve of is gun violence aimed at cops and other groups they see as oppressive or racist.

Every once in a while, a great nation has to deal with a great issue. Millions of people understand that it's not bigotry to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

I would urge my fellow conservatives to avoid the temptation to crow about it or take credit.

The Founders believed liberty came directly from God. With their knowledge of Scripture, they knew each child was made in the image of God. That is why everyone had dignity, value and worth.

Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans.

When it comes to social issues, Republicans dont just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.

I have come to the conclusion that while a candidate's faith matters, what's most important is how he or she applies that faith.