You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true.

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

It's nice not to have to worry about constituents.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

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