The truth of the matter is we have become more interested in designer jeans and break dancing than we are in obligations and responsibilities.

The Constitution does not vest in Congress the authority to protect society from every bad act that might befall it....[I]f followed to its logical extreme, [this approach] would result in an unwarranted expansion of federal power.

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same.

Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law.

In my humble opinion, those who come to engage in debates of consequence, and who challenge accepted wisdom, should expect to be treated badly. Nonetheless, they must stand undaunted. That is required. And that should be expected. For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom.

It takes a person with a mission to succeed.