Michael Steele

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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'.”

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

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

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

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