You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery.

Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of law is absent. In such circumstances, poverty is an assault against human dignity, and in that assault lies the natural seed of human anger

The most effective means of ensuring the government's accountability to the people is an aggressive, free, challenging, untrusting press.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.

What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful