"If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified."
John Kennedy"Well, I have great respect for Senator Hirono."
John Kennedy"The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don't know."
John Kennedy"There are some members of the House leadership whose only mission in life is to demonize the president."
John Kennedy"You know people talk about federal money as if it falls from heaven. You know we thank heaven for it, but it came out of people's pockets - and I've driven all over Washington, D.C., I cannot find the money tree."
John Kennedy"Too many people treat parenting like it's the 20th item on their to-do list."
John Kennedy"Power does not change you, it unmasks you."
John Kennedy"Part of the problem is there are people in Washington, D.C. in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not. It undermines legal immigration."
John Kennedy"With all due respect, I am against dumb."
John Kennedy"The Iranians have shot down drones. They tried to destroy the Saudi oil fields. They tried to storm our embassy. So, when my Democratic friends say we need appeasement, well appeasement hasn't worked. And I think that we've learned, with respect to Iran, that weakness invites the wolves."
John Kennedy"Jurisdictions across the U.S. are snapping up algorithms as tools to help judges make bail and bond decisions. They're being sold as race- and gender-neutral assessments that allow judges to use science in determining whether someone will behave if released from jail pending trial."
John Kennedy"Everybody who makes any kind of policy needs to substitute teach. But you've got to be a real teacher. You can't just go to a couple of classes with the regular teacher there. It is an incredibly hard job."
John Kennedy"I trust Russia and China and Iran and North Korea like I trust a Jussie Smollett police report."
John Kennedy"I'm interested in two things. I'm interested in truth and I'm interested in fairness."
John Kennedy"When you meet with someone and you try to assess whether they're telling you the truth or not, there's several things you can do. You judge demeanor and credibility. You look at corroboration."
John Kennedy