"The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous."
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"Our most important allies in the fight against ISIL are the vast majority of Muslims who reject its apocalyptic ideology of hatred."
"At the end of the day, I think I understand the dynamic that we face. And I'm best prepared to be commander in chief on day one, with all due respect to my other colleagues, including Hillary Clinton."
"From a policy point of view, I don't think it's the right approach. I don't like the idea of having millions of people here for their entire life without being able to assimilate into America...From a political point of view, we've got 55 Democrats sent and a 72 percent support for a path to citizenship. It's just not practical to think we'll be able to pass any bill in the United States Senate without a path to citizenship."
"What I want to do is protect the religious liberties of those who believe that opposing same-sex marriage is part of their faith."
"Is any blogger out there saying anything—do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times."
"The only sin I think a commander in chief can make is exaggerating successes and not understanding the challenges."
"Donald Trump has gone from making absurd comments to being downright dangerous with his bombastic rhetoric."
"I think comprehensive immigration reform while securing your border and dealing rationale with 11 million is the only way we're going to solve this problem."
"Free speech is a great idea, but were in a war."
"President Obama chose politics over leadership. 'Hope' and 'Change' have become bait-and-switch."
"I think I've done more right than wrong on foreign policy. I've criticized the president for being weak and indecisive. I've been a problem solver in Washington and I think I've got something to offer the party and nation."
"The best deal that Barack Obama can get will not be the best deal to be had because he's weak and indecisive."
"I don't have kids, but I do understand family, and I understand how precious family is."
"My advice is if we can't replace Obamacare by ourselves, to go to the Democrats and say this. 10% of the sick people in this country drive 90 percent of the cost for all of us. Let's take those 10 percent of really sick people, put them in a federal managed care system so they'll get better outcomes, and save the private sector market if we can't do this by ourselves. That's a good place to start."
"I've been elected numerous times in South Carolina. If I'm on the ballot, I'm going to win South Carolina."
"There's something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers"
"The next president of the United States needs to figure one thing out quickly - how to be commander in chief. And I think I could do that."
"I don`t think most people would want me to have a business relationship as a senator where my business partners can reap the benefit of my position and I one day get the share the profits."
"What is the environmental policy of the Republican Party? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare, if I'm president of the United States, we're going to address climate change and CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way."