Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

Libertarian presidential candidate André Marrou's idea is that "government power is opposed to individual liberty." Must we still debate such sophomoric notions?... Besides, liberty, although very important, is not the only value.

I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close. Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards the central government when I got here on January 1, 1970 has pretty much dissipated at the hands of the government.

Most presidents come to Washington bright as freshly minted dimes and leave much diminished.

The great task of life is transmission: the task of transmitting the essential tools and graces of life from our parents to our children

Baseball's best teams lose about sixty-five times a season. It is not a game you can play with your teeth clenched.

Money is time made tangible - the time invested in the earning of it. Taxation is the confiscation of the earner's time. Although some taxation is necessary, all taxation diminishes freedom.