Top 23 Quotes by Jesse Helms

It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who uses that term about themselves really is truly conservative.

I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at the same time. That's the kind of customers we need!

Such schemes take money from people who can least afford to spend it to support an unneeded bureaucracy that eats money people thought they were providing for education.

The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must be used to protect freedom and give all people hope for the opportunity to see the fruit of their own labor.

This is an area where North Carolina does excel. I have known more colorful North Carolina political figures than I have colorless ones.

I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family.

I worked in the media from the late 30's through the early 70's. Politics in general became more liberal both nationally and within the state as the years passed.

In subsequent years the groups you named had important roles in educating people about the real issues in Washington and Raleigh, and within the Democratic Party.