I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is unpatriotic. Furthermore, I believe a patriot stands up and holds your government's feet to the fire. Because if you do that, you will get good government.

— Jesse Ventura

I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.

— Jesse Ventura

If Waterboarding is okay, then why don't we let our police do it to criminals so they can find out what they know? Because it's against the law. If we're not going to be a country that stand's for the rule of law, when it's convenient or inconvenient, then what DO we stand for.

— Jesse Ventura

If you're patriotic, stand up for the Bill of Rights because once they strip your rights from you, you will pay hell to get them back. You will, and we're in the process of it right now.

— Jesse Ventura

I have an idea about voting, how about on every ballot we include "None of the above". People may laugh at that, but what that is, it is a vote of no confidence in your government, and I'm willing to bet that in some elections, 'None of the Above' would win. Imagine if you won the election but lost to 'None of the Above'. Wouldn't that make you re-think your positions?

— Jesse Ventura

I love my country, not my government.

— Jesse Ventura

In a free society, how can you commit a crime against yourself?

— Jesse Ventura

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that. But I'm going to be honest. I'm going to continue to speak my mind, and that's who I am...

— Jesse Ventura

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

— Jesse Ventura

I think the founding fathers believed religion shouldn't interact directly with government.

— Jesse Ventura