The nation watched Wednesday night as 11 top Republican presidential candidates gathered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., for the second GOP debate, hosted by CNN.
Here are 10 memorable quotes from the debate:
1. "First of all, Rand Paul shouldn't even be on this stage." -Donald Trump soon after candidate introductions. Trump was referencing Paul's recent low polling, including 1 percent in one poll.
2. "If I were sitting at home and watching this back and forth, I would be inclined to turn it off." -Ohio Gov. John Kasich, after the back-and-forth jabs between Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
3. "If I am elected president, the first thing I'll do in office is rip to shreds this catastrophic Iran deal." -U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who said that the single biggest threat to national security facing the nation right now is the threat of a nuclear Iran.
4. "So, 40 years ago, I smoked marijuana." -Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush addressing an issue of concern from social media users on the legalization of marijuana. Bush added that the epidemic of drugs goes far beyond marijuana.
5. "Women are not a special interest group. Women are the majority of this country." -Former Hewlitt-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina after saying she would not make any changes to U.S. currency in order to put a woman on the $10 billl, as is planned. Fiorina said such action would be a "gesture" and wouldn't help to change women's history.
6. "When it comes to China, why would we be giving an official state visit to a country that's been involved in a massive cyber attack against the United States?" -Walker on the state dinner with China to discuss greenhouse-gas emissions and the Iran Deal.
7. "Humble." -Trump on his possible Secret Service codename.
8. "The most dangerous person in any room is the person who doesn't know what he doesn't know." -Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on the importance of a reliable and intelligent president.
9. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said." -Fiorina addressing Trump's earlier comment in a Rolling Stone interview: "Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?" (Trump has said he was referring to Fiorina's personality, not physical appearance.)
10. "Abortion would be no more. It would be as much of a scourge in our past as slavery is." -Huckabee addressing a question from debate moderator Jake Tapper on how he would describe his presidential legacy.
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