Mitt Romney Quotes

What I say is I am somebody who cares about conservative ideas. I want to see them implemented in governance.

I am a conservative and proud of it.

I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.

You know, conservatism is not a bad thing. It's not a pejorative.

I'm instinctively a Conservative.

I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics.

There are 100 different doors to come into the conservative movement. You can disagree with 99 of them, as long as you agree on one: more-limited government.

I want the American people to understand that conservatism is an ideology of protecting the people and the people's rights.

I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives.

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

I don't just say I'm conservative. I have boot leather to my gospel.

The Republican party should have learned its lesson -- that it must be a conservative party.

I thought the irreducible requirements of Republicanism were being for life, small government, and a strong national defense.

We should not just talk about conservative principles, but we should actually advance them.

I've had a very long career of being conservative.

By definition, conservatives struggle with change.

I'm trying to uphold what was true about conservatism. I consider myself a Reagan conservative.

I've got the conservative ideas for putting our country back on track.

House Republicans are the most powerful force for limited government, strong national defense, and economic opportunity that exists in America today. But it is not enough to just talk about conservative values.

I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.

Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles.

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was.

The reason why I'm a conservative is because conservative policies work and they improve opportunities. They are the avenue for climbing the economic dream.

I would describe myself as a 'total conservative, a conscientious one.'

I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.