If we have more people on the receiving end of government - more people as the middle class becomes sucked in more and more to these entitlement programs, for example - then we're going to be in a place where it's going to be hard to go back. It's going to be hard to go back again. It's going to be hard to take away stuff. It's not impossible.
Fred ThompsonStudy: 60% of young Americans plan to buy firearms. The other 40% were confused, saying they thought they were free under Obamacare.
Fred ThompsonYou can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.
Fred ThompsonTwelve million illegal immigrants later, we are now living in a nation that is beset by people who are suicidal maniacs and want to kill countless innocent men, women and children around the world.
Fred ThompsonI'm not above acting like a seal every once in a while and waiting for the next fish, I just don't want to do it all the time.
Fred Thompson