When did ‘Ask not what your country can do for you’ become ‘Ask only what your country will give you’? Allen West Read Quote
I am angry about the mammoth, out-of-control social welfare entitlement programs from Washington, D.C., that were supposed to solve our problems. The obvious truth is these impractical, politically motivated programs have irreparably damaged the fabric of our black society and community. Allen West Read Quote
Where is love exchanged? Where is the love felt when a state administrator stuffs a welfare check into an outgoing mail? Allen West Read Quote
I’m a conservative because I believe in peace – real peace, not just the peace of mind. I’m a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps. Allen West Read Quote
Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion. Allen West Read Quote
I’m a conservative because I believe we’re here on this earth to do a little more than crawl through life, comfortable in the cradle of government excess and oblivious to the duties required to keep this republic standing. Allen West Read Quote
We’re told compassion comes not from generosity but from compliance. We’re told kindness means raiding a man’s hard-earned wages and sending them off to Washington so they – not you – may dole them out in courtesies and indulgences. Allen West Read Quote
So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol. Allen West Read Quote
Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws. Allen West Read Quote
Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else. Allen West Read Quote
