Allen West

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. ”

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. ”

Our purpose is to be up here to resolve these issues. Our purpose is to be up here and represent the people. ”

I'll give you a great example of an issue that no one brought up during this Florida primary, the fact that we're going to have a Chinese made oil rig put in place about 60 miles off the coast of Florida. ”

I support transitioning from the progressive tax to a flat tax system - both individual and corporate/business. ”

Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected. ”

Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws. ”

A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat. ”

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. ”

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. ”