Trent Lott Quotes

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

We can support our troops without supporting our president.

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.

When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently.

Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.

One of the things I really want is for people to feel the civic responsibility, and not just refuse to vote out of protest.

I'm like a woman scorned. I'm prepared to continue to kick their fanny until the last day I'm alive on this Earth because they have mistreated too many people.

Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics.

It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

There are people who don't vote for a lot of reasons, sometimes as a statement.

Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self.

It is America, I don't want the government trying to control more of my life. I want less government control, and I think there are too many government regulations, laws and taxes on the books.

I think the important thing is for the president to show action. The people in America want to know that we're listening to them and their concerns.

I want the President to look across the country and find the best man woman or minority that he can find

I don't agree with the libertarians. I want my security first. I'll deal with all the details after that.

Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.

Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent by Hollywood and some in the media that values are subjective, to be defined by the individual and not by God.

I am an advocate of having a gold dollar with Reagan's picture on it, and calling it the Ronnie. The Canadians have the Loonie, and we can have the Ronnie.

The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.