If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

I just don't think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own national security.

The Federal role in overcoming barriers to needed health care should emphasize health care financing programs-such as Medicare and Medicaid.

To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done.

I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do that by restraining government in most cases instead of enlarging it at every opportunity.

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

One of the enduring truths of the nation's capital is that bureaucrats survive.