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Top 60 Allen West Quotes (2025 Update)

Allen West Quote: “Leadership is about being a servant first.”

1. “Leadership is about being a servant first.”

Allen West Quote: “We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have ‘guardians at the gate.’”

2. “We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have ‘guardians at the gate.’”

Allen West Quote: “Today’s endorsement by President Barack Obama of the creation of a Hamas-led Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders signals the most egregious foreign policy decision his administration has made to date.”

3. “Today’s endorsement by President Barack Obama of the creation of a Hamas-led Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders signals the most egregious foreign policy decision his administration has made to date.”

Allen West Quote: “If it’s about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I’d go through hell with a gasoline can.”

4. “If it’s about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I’d go through hell with a gasoline can.”

Allen West Quote: “I’m tired of liberals dividing this country up into little groups, setting them upon each other, breeding spite and envy, and then having the nerve to accuse conservatives of hatred.”

5. “I’m tired of liberals dividing this country up into little groups, setting them upon each other, breeding spite and envy, and then having the nerve to accuse conservatives of hatred.”

Allen West Quote: “Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less.”

6. “Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less.”

Allen West Quote: “Liberal progressivism evolved after our Constitution. It has repeatedly failed all over the world so why do we think it could be successful here in the United States of America?”

7. “Liberal progressivism evolved after our Constitution. It has repeatedly failed all over the world so why do we think it could be successful here in the United States of America?”

Allen West Quote: “I want no part of peace with savages who throw acid on and gun down young girls going to school. I would prefer to crush them and kill them wherever they exist. That’s not being a warmonger. It’s being a realist.”

8. “I want no part of peace with savages who throw acid on and gun down young girls going to school. I would prefer to crush them and kill them wherever they exist. That’s not being a warmonger. It’s being a realist.”

Allen West Quote: “We believe in humility and integrity, the spirit of one people, bound together under God. We understand that the Constitution was written to control and regulate the government, not the people.”

9. “We believe in humility and integrity, the spirit of one people, bound together under God. We understand that the Constitution was written to control and regulate the government, not the people.”

Allen West Quote: “The great thing that I appreciate – the fact that my godfather, William ‘Sticky’ Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first born in Ozark, Alabama. The sacrifices and the commitment of those men made it possible for myself and many others.”

10. “The great thing that I appreciate – the fact that my godfather, William ‘Sticky’ Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first born in Ozark, Alabama. The sacrifices and the commitment of those men made it possible for myself and many others.”

Allen West Quote: “When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny.”

11. “When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny.”

Allen West Quote: “I must confess, when I see anyone with an Obama 2012 bumper sticker, I recognize them as a threat to the gene pool.”

12. “I must confess, when I see anyone with an Obama 2012 bumper sticker, I recognize them as a threat to the gene pool.”

Allen West Quote: “As Conservatives, We Don’t Care About The Color of Your Skin, We Care About The Color of Our Flag.”

13. “As Conservatives, We Don’t Care About The Color of Your Skin, We Care About The Color of Our Flag.”

Allen West Quote: “Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.”

14. “Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.”

Allen West Quote: “I think we have to understand that when tolerance becomes a one-way street, it will lead to cultural suicide. We should not allow the Muslim Brotherhood or associated groups to be influencing our national security strategy.”

15. “I think we have to understand that when tolerance becomes a one-way street, it will lead to cultural suicide. We should not allow the Muslim Brotherhood or associated groups to be influencing our national security strategy.”

Allen West Quote: “You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout.”

16. “You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout.”

Allen West Quote: “Indeed, there are Islamic terrorist training camps in America.”

17. “Indeed, there are Islamic terrorist training camps in America.”

Allen West Quote: “This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country.”

18. “This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country.”

Allen West Quote: “As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.”

19. “As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.”

Allen West Quote: “I’m a conservative because I believe in peace – real peace, not just the peace of mind. I’m a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps.”

20. “I’m a conservative because I believe in peace – real peace, not just the peace of mind. I’m a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps.”

Allen West Quote: “Of course we have compassion. We just don’t believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.”

21. “Of course we have compassion. We just don’t believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.”

Allen West Quote: “We must not allow the liberals to move us away from the conservative values of the American past which sustain our present and shall secure our future. As for me and my family, we will serve God, we will serve this constitutional republic, we will serve America.”

22. “We must not allow the liberals to move us away from the conservative values of the American past which sustain our present and shall secure our future. As for me and my family, we will serve God, we will serve this constitutional republic, we will serve America.”

Allen West Quote: “So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol.”

23. “So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol.”

Allen West Quote: “Where is love exchanged? Where is the love felt when a state administrator stuffs a welfare check into an outgoing mail?”

24. “Where is love exchanged? Where is the love felt when a state administrator stuffs a welfare check into an outgoing mail?”

Allen West Quote: “The future does not belong to those who attack our Embassies and Consulates and kill our Ambassadors. The Angel of Death in the form of an American Bald Eagle will visit you and wreak havoc and destruction upon your existence.”

25. “The future does not belong to those who attack our Embassies and Consulates and kill our Ambassadors. The Angel of Death in the form of an American Bald Eagle will visit you and wreak havoc and destruction upon your existence.”

Allen West Quote: “I find it hilarious when Obama’s hand gets caught in the cookie jar.”

26. “I find it hilarious when Obama’s hand gets caught in the cookie jar.”

Allen West Quote: “I’m a conservative because I believe we’re here on this earth to do a little more than crawl through life, comfortable in the cradle of government excess and oblivious to the duties required to keep this republic standing.”

27. “I’m a conservative because I believe we’re here on this earth to do a little more than crawl through life, comfortable in the cradle of government excess and oblivious to the duties required to keep this republic standing.”

Allen West Quote: “Compassion comes from a choice and not the liberal definition of a choice – the choice to say I can do with a little less so my brother can have a little more.”

28. “Compassion comes from a choice and not the liberal definition of a choice – the choice to say I can do with a little less so my brother can have a little more.”

Allen West Quote: “One of the most positive things about America is just like what we’re all doing here today. We’re standing on Jensen Beach, we’re watching a beautiful sunrise over the Atlantic. It’s all because of men and women who were willing to make a sacrifice so that we can enjoy these freedoms.”

29. “One of the most positive things about America is just like what we’re all doing here today. We’re standing on Jensen Beach, we’re watching a beautiful sunrise over the Atlantic. It’s all because of men and women who were willing to make a sacrifice so that we can enjoy these freedoms.”

Allen West Quote: “There is a simple maxim that I use to express this situation, ‘when tolerance becomes a one way street, it leads to cultural suicide.’”

30. “There is a simple maxim that I use to express this situation, ‘when tolerance becomes a one way street, it leads to cultural suicide.’”

Allen West Quote: “For far too long we’ve allowed the other side to paint us as racist, as sexist, inhumane war mongers – well, today as a conservative black Republican and former solider, I’m here to set that record straight.”

31. “For far too long we’ve allowed the other side to paint us as racist, as sexist, inhumane war mongers – well, today as a conservative black Republican and former solider, I’m here to set that record straight.”

Allen West Quote: “We are in a new Civil War, and just like the last, it is a struggle for the sanctity of the Union – and it’s hardly civil.”

32. “We are in a new Civil War, and just like the last, it is a struggle for the sanctity of the Union – and it’s hardly civil.”

Allen West Quote: “One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.”

33. “One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.”

Allen West Quote: “I’ll give you a great example of an issue that no one brought up during this Florida primary, the fact that we’re going to have a Chinese made oil rig put in place about 60 miles off the coast of Florida.”

34. “I’ll give you a great example of an issue that no one brought up during this Florida primary, the fact that we’re going to have a Chinese made oil rig put in place about 60 miles off the coast of Florida.”

Allen West Quote: “Are we witnessing an Obama ‘Wag the Dog’ moment with Boko Haram in Nigeria? I say yes. Consider all the scandals facing the Obama administration, especially Benghazi and the Select Committee.”

35. “Are we witnessing an Obama ‘Wag the Dog’ moment with Boko Haram in Nigeria? I say yes. Consider all the scandals facing the Obama administration, especially Benghazi and the Select Committee.”

Allen West Quote: “A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat.”

36. “A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat.”

Allen West Quote: “Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else.”

37. “Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else.”

Allen West Quote: “But when I look at the fact that today is 1,000 days that we have not had a budget for the United States of America, you know, the House, one of the things we did, we passed a budget last year. But that is still sitting over there at the Senate. And so we have got to get this country back on track.”

38. “But when I look at the fact that today is 1,000 days that we have not had a budget for the United States of America, you know, the House, one of the things we did, we passed a budget last year. But that is still sitting over there at the Senate. And so we have got to get this country back on track.”

Allen West Quote: “From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales.”

39. “From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales.”

Allen West Quote: “There’s nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.”

40. “There’s nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government.”

Allen West Quote: “Liberals worry that what’s best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves.”

41. “Liberals worry that what’s best for the individual might not be better for the public at large. But that philosophy assumes something vicious about each and every one of us. It assumes we only care about ourselves.”

Allen West Quote: “The message for the American youth is that this is a great country and we need to make sure that we pass on a heritage, a lineage and a legacy of American exceptionalism to each and everyone of you so that you can enjoy all the great liberties and freedoms that all the previous generations have had.”

42. “The message for the American youth is that this is a great country and we need to make sure that we pass on a heritage, a lineage and a legacy of American exceptionalism to each and everyone of you so that you can enjoy all the great liberties and freedoms that all the previous generations have had.”

Allen West Quote: “As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban, shut your mouth, war is hell.”

43. “As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban, shut your mouth, war is hell.”

Allen West Quote: “Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol.”

44. “Quite simply, federal laws already on the books aimed at stopping the flow of illegal immigration must be enforced. Furthermore, states must be given the resources necessary to confront the problem, which includes strengthening the border patrol.”

Allen West Quote: “In the real world, I see conservatives volunteering at adoption agencies, at churches, at bake sales and the local American Legion Post while the only charity a progressive sends is a smug sermon on fair share and what fairness is.”

45. “In the real world, I see conservatives volunteering at adoption agencies, at churches, at bake sales and the local American Legion Post while the only charity a progressive sends is a smug sermon on fair share and what fairness is.”

Allen West Quote: “You had 42 blacks that ran on the Republican ticket this Cycle, 14 made of them made it to the general election and two of us made it to the House of Representatives. So I think that there is a new movement that needs to have a voice in the Congressional Black Caucus.”

46. “You had 42 blacks that ran on the Republican ticket this Cycle, 14 made of them made it to the general election and two of us made it to the House of Representatives. So I think that there is a new movement that needs to have a voice in the Congressional Black Caucus.”

Allen West Quote: “Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America’s red states.”

47. “Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America’s red states.”

Allen West Quote: “I think that there is a changing wind. There are black conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard.”

48. “I think that there is a changing wind. There are black conservatives out there, and their voices need to be heard.”

Allen West Quote: “When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.”

49. “When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.”

Allen West Quote: “It was the Democrats who were against civil rights legislation.”

50. “It was the Democrats who were against civil rights legislation.”

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