After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop spending money we don’t have. But, instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt, unlike anything we have seen in the history of our country. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That’s why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and make it come alive to us, to open our understanding. He left his Spirit with us until we join him in Heaven. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees. I just assume that’s a two-way street. It’s disappointing when it’s not. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges, and immunities of an American citizen under the Constitution. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
What people recognize is that there’s a fear that the United States is in an unstoppable decline. They see the rise of China, the rise of India, the rise of the Soviet Union and our loss militarily going forward. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people’s money versus people being compassionate with their own money. Michele Bachmann Read Quote
