Never say anything that, down inside, you think is wrong.

The nature of freedom of choice is that some people will misuse their responsibility and hurt themselves in the process. We should do our best to educate them, but without diminishing choice for everyone else.

Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers.