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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

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Allen West
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 7
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There's nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.
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I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing.
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Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.
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Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol.
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You had 42 blacks that ran on the Republican ticket this Cycle, 14 made of them made it to the general election and two of us made it to the House of Representatives. So I think that there is a new movement that needs to have a voice in the Congressional Black Caucus.
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The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity that we all share - these do not know prejudice and they do not accept partiality.
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The Republicans in the House and Senate took the district that I firmly represent, 22 in south Florida, from a D plus one to a D plus five almost a D plus six district, which means you are given a five to six percent registration advantage to Democrats. They drew in more Democrats into the district I represent.
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And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too.
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I'm tired of liberals dividing this country up into little groups, setting them upon each other, breeding spite and envy, and then having the nerve to accuse conservatives of hatred.
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I'm not going to sit at home and eat popcorn.
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This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country.
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Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America's red states.
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When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.
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When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny.
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For far too long we've allowed the other side to paint us as racist, as sexist, inhumane war mongers - well, today as a conservative black Republican and former soldier, I'm here to set that record straight.
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Liberals worry that what's best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves.
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One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.
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When you look what is happening in this country with the debt, the deficit, the CBO coming out and saying once again we're going to have a trillion dollar plus deficit in 2012, the fourth straight year, and unemployment may be going back up to 8.9 or maybe nine percent by the end of the year, these are serious situations that are going.
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I will take my hands off Medicare when there is no Medicare, then I will come and see you, sir.
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You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout.
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