I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.

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

A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.

And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.

Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable."

The president, who finds so much to complain about in other areas of the world, apparently saw nothing wrong in recognizing a Communist regime that has killed more people in its short history of control over the teeming millions of that great country than any other collection of dictators or tyrants in the history of the world.

The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.