Marco Rubio

“We need transparency in government spending. We need to put each government expenditure online so every Floridian can see where their tax money is being spent.”

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

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

“But America was founded on the principle that every person has God-given rights. That power belongs to the people. That government exists to protect our rights and serve our interests.That we shouldn't be trapped in the circumstances of our birth. That we should be free to go as far as our talents and work can take us.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Unfortunately, President Obama's failed policies of new regulations, higher taxes, and Obamacare and his anti-business rhetoric have hit Hispanics especially hard. Big government really hurts those who are trying to make it.”

“Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy and our country.”

“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.”

“We have a government that borrows $4 billion a day. We have a government that owes trillions of dollars in debt, half of that to foreigners, most of that to Chinese investors. I don't - that is extreme. Not only is it extreme. It's insane and it's unsustainable.”

“And I can tell you that history will back up what I'm about to say and that is that there is no government run by conservatives, Republicans, put whoever you want there, if you give government the opportunity to spend more money than it has, it will do it. It will do it every time.”

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

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

“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.”

“I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level.”

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

“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.”

“Americans believe with all their heart, the vast majority of them, and the vast majority of Floridians, that the United States of America is simply the single greatest nation in all of human history.”

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

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

“If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of your own party in your home state is not the next logical step in a political life.”

“Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.”

“But since her earliest days, America has inspired people from all over the world. Inspired them with the hope that one day their own countries would be one like this one.”