Nothing ever gets settled in this town (Washington). It's not like running a company or even a university. It's a seething debating society, in which the debate never stops; in which people never give up, including me, and that's the atmosphere in which you administer.

Between 1980 and 1990, the number of countries that were classified as 'free' or 'mostly free' increased by about 50%.

Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people.

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.