Michael Steele

“Honest and principled debate is a healthy sign of a vibrant democracy.”

“For the last 40 years, the Republican Party has been a big tent. We are the party of reform.”

“My job is not to be the 'Black leader.' My job is to be a leader.”

“You can't be a 21st-century party with a 19th-century message.”

“I'm not an ideologue. I'm a consequentialist.”

“The party of Lincoln should be reaching out to all people.”

“We need to get back to the mesa, to the level ground where we can have a conversation.”

“I am a product of the people, the environment, the community that I was brought up in.”

“There is no 'us' and 'them.' It's just 'us'.”

“We're a nation of laws. We're a nation of immigrants.”

“The first thing that I would do is what I've been doing for the last 10 years, which is speaking truth to power.”

“Look, I'm a Catholic, and I have a very strong faith. It's not a political football for me.”