Mitt Romney

“Donald Trump represents a threat both to the party and to the country. I believe he makes the world far more dangerous, I believe he puts America's economy in jeopardy. And his temperament i...”

“The decision to withdraw our missile defense sites from Poland put us in greater jeopardy, in my view.”

“A nation has the capacity to choose its own capital city, and Jerusalem is Israel's capital.”

“And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations th...”

“John Kerry was always in front of the camera but not out doing the hard work.”

“A person like Donald Trump, who has said what he's said about Muslims, Mexicans, women, George Bush, John McCain - a person like that should not be the nominee of our party or be the preside...”

“We Americans have always felt a special kinship with the future.”

“The president is the leader of the nation. The president brings people together, does the deals, does the trades, knocks the heads together. The president leads.”

“If you live in the mountains, you long for the trees and the lakes.”

“When I was elected governor of my state, I had a legislature 87 percent Democrat. It was not lost on me that to get anything done, I couldn't be attacking them. I had to find ways to reach o...”

“I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.”

“I understand that in some industries, the input cost of energy is a major factor in whether an industry is going to locate in the United States or go elsewhere.”

“Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.”

“And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me se...”

“I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.”

“The unemployment rate went down as I was governor of Massachusetts. We were losing jobs every month when I came into the state.”

“A white male Mormon millionaire was not gonna beat Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts, but someone deserved to go out there and give him a real run for his money.”

“I could have possibly beaten Senator McCain in the primary. Then I could have been the candidate who lost to Barack Obama.”

“Keep America strong. Strong in our values, strong in our economy, and strong in our military might. We hope to never have to use our military strength, but the world counts on a strong Ameri...”

“To win the nomination, you speak to people who vote in Republican primaries. And they tend not to be millennials or minorities... When I win the nomination and show up at a black church, the...”