Give politicians power and it certainly will be abused eventually - if not by today's politicians, then by their successors.

A welfare state is frightened of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.

If a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no gun crime at all.

The seeds of today's runaway government were planted when it was decided that government should help those who can't help themselves. From that modest, compassionate beginning to today's out-of-control mega-state, there's a straight, unbroken line. Once the door was open, once it was settled that the government should help some people at the expense of others, there was no stopping it.