America is not perfect. It took a bloody civil war to free over 4 million African Americans who lived enslaved. It took another hundred years after that before they achieved full equality under the law.

— Marco Rubio

Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them.

— Marco Rubio

Amnesty is the forgiveness of something. Amnesty is anything that says, 'Do it illegally, it will be cheaper and easier.'

— Marco Rubio

And I believe only with a strong America will we defeat this radical group, this apocalyptic group called ISIS. That's why when I'm president we are going to rebuild our intelligence capabilities. And they're going to tell us where the terrorists are. And a rebuilt U.S. military is going to destroy these terrorists.

— Marco Rubio

And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the economic policies of nations whose people who immigrate here from there.

— Marco Rubio

Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the only place where people like them could have a chance.

— Marco Rubio

Exile is not a time frame. Exile is an experience. It's a sentiment.

— Marco Rubio

From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.

— Marco Rubio

Here in America, those who once had no hope will give their kids the chance at a life they always wanted for themselves. Here in America, generations of unfulfilled dreams will finally come to pass.

— Marco Rubio

Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and civil war.

— Marco Rubio