Tom Cotton Quotes & Sayings

Men are simple creatures. It doesn't take much to please us. The problem is women. — Tom Cotton

The Islamic State is dangerous, a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic is even more so. — Tom Cotton

Donald Trump, like most Americans, like most Republicans, believe in protecting America's core national interests. He believes as do I, as do most Americans, that we aren't yet doing enough to take the fight to the Islamic State.That the intervention in Libya was ill-considered and slapdash at the time. And we're living with the consequences of it now. That we have to get tougher when it comes to our intelligence and law enforcement practices to stop Islamic terrorism. — Tom Cotton

I'll tell you the truth, even in an election year, and that's what people are ready for. — Tom Cotton

Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings. — Tom Cotton

At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life. — Tom Cotton

It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy. — Tom Cotton

Inflammatory passion and selfish interest characterizes most men, whereas ambition characterizes men who pursue and hold national office. Such men rise from the people through a process of self-selection, since politics is a dirty business that discourages all but the most ambitious. — Tom Cotton