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And my principles go right in line with the Tea Party.

I have principles and I am not going to be forced to compromise them.

The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions.

Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

I've always said there is a boulevard that exists between compromising your principles and getting everything you want. Now, we should never compromise our principles. And I never have. Those are the things that people vote for you on, that's the core of who you are. But there's always a boulevard between that and getting everything you want.

I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative.

It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.