I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.

Quote by Jesse Helms

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I want our young people to believe as we did that there is no goal...

I want our young people to believe as we did that there is no goal...

It still surprises me when I find something in any North Carolina newspaper that isn't...

It still surprises me when I find something in any North Carolina newspaper that isn't...

We have to be a state where business is welcome and jobs are created. We...

We have to be a state where business is welcome and jobs are created. We...

In subsequent years the groups you named had important roles in educating people about the...

In subsequent years the groups you named had important roles in educating people about the...

It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who...

It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who...

We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on...

We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on...

The interests of the United States are better served by demanding reform and seeing that...

The interests of the United States are better served by demanding reform and seeing that...

That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still...

That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still...

There was no Congressional Club for my first campaign. There was no organized state group...

There was no Congressional Club for my first campaign. There was no organized state group...

The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered...

The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered...

I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made,...

I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made,...

It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations,...

It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations,...

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government...

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government...

Your tax dollars are being used to pay for grade school classes that teach our...

Your tax dollars are being used to pay for grade school classes that teach our...

Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard.

Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard.

I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at...

I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at...

America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must...

America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must...

What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the...

What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the...

Such schemes take money from people who can least afford to spend it to support...

Such schemes take money from people who can least afford to spend it to support...

I worked in the media from the late 30's through the early 70's. Politics in...

I worked in the media from the late 30's through the early 70's. Politics in...