Disregarding the value of religion and believing in egalitarianism are two misconceptions that cause America much trouble today.

Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang.

Americans, both politicians and voters, may have become corrupted by big government beyond redemption. A virtuous government requires a virtuous people. A frugal government requires a self-reliant people. A free country requires people who value liberty more than money.

Washington, of course, aside from being one of the most mismanaged, crime-ridden cities on the planet, is a place where 535 federal legislators and about 38,000 lobbyists work at confiscating and redistributing the incomes of the American people.

When power is for sale, then government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.

Reason and truth have rarely prevailed against demagoguery when the audience is too ignorant to tell the difference.