Explore Quotes by Orrin Hatch

All I can say is God loves this country. We all know it. We wouldn't be where we are without him.

We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.

The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.

Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow.

I may be leaving the Senate, but the next chapter in my public service is just beginning.

It's high time to address research into medical marijuana. Our country has experimented with a variety of state solutions without properly delving into the weeds on the effectiveness, safety, dosing, administration, and quality of medical marijuana.

I'm for helping the poor, always have been. And I don't think they should be bereft of healthcare.

Unfortunately, the liberal philosophy has created millions of people that way who believe everything they are or ever hope to be depends upon the federal government rather than the opportunities that this great country grants them.

Nobody believes in the CHIP program more than I. I invented it. I was the one who wrote it.

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do.

Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.

As was noted in the Wall Street Journal, last March 21st, FDA approval of drug labelling, '...requires seven to ten years, and costs each applicant an average of $70 million.'

However, FDA attempted to reverse this clear congressional intent in March, 1979, by proposing to regulate vitamins and minerals as 'Over-The-Counter' drugs.

In my legal practice, I have seen certain Federal judges controlled or influenced by large corporations..., by large law firms...on more than one occasion(, and) ...by special interests...(some) ought to be thrown right off the bench because they are breaking every code of conduct.

The place where you got to get revenues has to come from the middle class. That's where the huge number of people that are there. So the system does need to be revamped [to tax the rich less and the middle class more.]

The only ones who will see an increase in pay are some of the trial lawyers who bring the cases.

Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region.

I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.

You know, we should not be giving cash to people who basically are just going to blow it on drugsand not take care of their own children.

Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.

We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards.