A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value.

What hermeneutics teaches is that progress comes from being exposed to different points of views because there's no point of view that is right for all situations and all times. And even if it's superior to the others, you can enrich it by drawing on others or thinking: "Why is that wrong and how do I improve my approach? How do I come up with a better approach?" So that's essential for innovation just like it is in technology.

To make a quick buck, but over time, if you're not creating value for others, customers, society, isn't going to let you be around.

I've had the philosophy that John Adams expressed, in the kind of system that we're trying to create in this country: that this is a system for moral people. It will work for no other.

A classical liberal is someone who wants a society that maximizes peace, civility, tolerance, and well-being for everyone. One that opens opportunities for everyone to advance themselves.

You can't start taking away benefits if people don't have any opportunities.

I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit."