There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good for themselves and far more for others than politicians spending money they didn't have to work to earn.

The coercive power of government is always a beacon to those who want to dominate others -- summoning the worst dregs of society to Washington to use that power to impose their will upon others.

Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.

Disarmed citizens encourage crime and violence. Armed citizens encourage criminals to find a safer line of work.

Give government the weapons to fight your enemy and it will use them against you.