Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love.

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

What I want to do first with education is my student loan idea. Basically, if you go into teaching and teach for five years, your student loans should be forgiven. It doesn't cost that much.

Our borders are much too porous...We want to keep them open, but we also have to be much more careful. ...Right now, if you get on an airplane [to the U.S.] and claim asylum...when you arrive at Kennedy Airport in New York, they will say to you, 'OK, we'll give you a hearing on whether you deserve asylum. Show up in a year.' And two-thirds of the people never show up.