We never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons of mass destruction in that country.

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments.

The dead-enders are still with us, those remnants of the defeated regimes who'll go on fighting long after their cause is lost.

Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.

Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what it was and you will know something important about them, about our country and about the American people.