9 Notable Quotes From the Values Voter Summit

By: American Decency Staff

Many of the Republican presidential candidates at the Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C. Friday expressed frustration and anger directed toward the Washington establishment. The largest cheers in the room were usually when a candidate addressed the fact that Republican John Boehner, R-Ohio, was resigning as House Speaker at the end of October.

 

 

Many of the candidates offered rousing defenses of the right to life, religious liberty, and family values, but the common recurring theme often centered upon dysfunction and the lack of leadership in Washington.

Below are nine notable quotes from the summit:

1. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on the Importance of uniting the conservative vote:

"And let me tell you what Washington wants. Washington wants us divided. Washington wants conservatives splintered. They want a chunk of Evangelicals over here, a chunk of conservatives over here, a chunk of libertarians over here, a chunk of tea party folks over here. That's how, if we are splintered, that a moderate establishment candidate runs up the middle with 23 percent of the vote, steals the nomination, and then loses to Hillary Clinton in the general election. You know what? We've seen that movie before. I'm not interested in going to see Rocky 19."

2. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on the importance of the family, two parent privilege, and humble origins:

"I was also privileged because I was raised with something that's become increasingly rare. I was raised in a stable home by a mother and a father, a man and a woman who were married — who loved each other, who loved their children, who were an active presence in our life, and who raised me and us to believe that if we lived with the right values and with the faith in an almighty God, there was nothing that we could not accomplish."

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