What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out — Steve King

"King: This ‘old, white people’ business does get a little tired, Charlie [Pierce]. I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about. Where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization? Chris Hayes: Than white people? King: Than Western civilization itself. It’s rooted in western Europe, eastern Europe and the United States of America and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world. That’s all of Western civilization."

"I had a strong, Christian lawyer tell me yesterday that, under this decision that he has read, what it brings about is: It only requires one human being in this relationship -- that you could marry your lawnmower with this decision. I think hes right."

"Its not about Harriet Tubman, its about keeping the picture on the $20. Yknow? Why would you want to change that? I am a conservative, I like to keep what we have. Heres whats really happening: This is liberal activism on the part of the president thats trying to identify people by categories, and hes divided us on the lines of groups. ... This is a divisive proposal on the part of the president, and mines unifying. It says just dont change anything."

"But you know, you know that statistically the greatest danger to a black man in America is another black man."

"White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization – how did that language become offensive?"

"Some of them are valedictorians — and their parents brought them in. It wasnt their fault. Its true in some cases, but they arent all valedictorians. They werent all brought in by their parents. For everyone whos a valedictorian, theres another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds — and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because theyre hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."