The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

If you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.

Today the Internal Revenue Code constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. A flat tax would be an enormous step forward.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.