The conservative movement, to which I subscribe, has as one of its basic tenets the belief that government should stay out of people’s private lives. Government governs best when it governs least – and stays out of the impossible task of legislating morality. But legislating someone’s version of morality is exactly what we do by perpetuating discrimination against gays.

Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.

You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.

It is true that I was denied access to a facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, because I never got in. I can't tell you what was inside. We both know about the rumors concerning a captured UFO and crew members. I have never seen what I would call a UFO, but I have intelligent friends who have.

Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.

There's no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.

Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.