I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there’s not much I can do about that. But I’m going to be honest. I’m going to continue to speak my mind, and that’s who I am. – Jesse Ventura
Barack Obama’s large contributor was Goldman Sachs – same thing on the Republican side. If you go to both their conventions, you see the same lobbyists paying off both sides so they win either way. – Jesse Ventura
Industrial hemp is a very useful plant. I challenged the attorney general to get rid of the criminal stigma associated with hemp so we can look at it in terms of how it might be useful. – Jesse Ventura
Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents. – Jesse Ventura
I would give the people of America to their first opportunity to elect a president who doesn’t belong to either party since George Washington. – Jesse Ventura
If you start studying history closer, you’ll find that most all wars are based on false flag operations to get people – to convince the people that they’re under attack in some way so that they will support the wars. – Jesse Ventura
Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. – Jesse Ventura
You need to hunt something that can shoot back at you to really classify yourself as a hunter. You need to understand the feeling of what it’s like to go into the field and know your opposition can take you out. – Jesse Ventura
I think the founding fathers believed religion shouldn’t interact directly with government. – Jesse Ventura
I don’t oppose hunting in any way, shape or form. If that’s what you enjoy doing, you are free to do it. – Jesse Ventura
In the last recession, 99 percent of us have lost wealth, but did you know that the top 1 percent increased their wealth five times? It tells you they create recessions so they get wealthier. – Jesse Ventura
You don’t need lawyers making laws. Regular citizens can make laws. Let the lawyers work under the laws. – Jesse Ventura
The SuperPACs and the Citizens United ruling that gives corporations a voice in the political process are all bad news. They made it so you can now lie, and the politician being promoted on that lie will not be held responsible for it. – Jesse Ventura
I think they should let gays in the military because we are the United States of America. And if a gay person wants to serve his or her country, why should they not be allowed to? – Jesse Ventura
All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays… a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same. – Jesse Ventura
You can have solid third party politics, but the problem is you’re all lumped in to all the fringe groups. That’s a stereotype that happens. – Jesse Ventura
I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask – if he had ever seen Caddyshack. – Jesse Ventura
I’m against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective. – Jesse Ventura
After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office. – Jesse Ventura
What do we have for veterans? Government-run health care. I understand that. Congressmen and senators… they get five choices of government-run health care. Why should a congressman and senator get anything more than a regular citizen does? Why are they privileged and the rest of us aren’t? – Jesse Ventura
There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. – Jesse Ventura