Once upon a time, government budgets were balanced, our money was sound, the streets were safe, and taxes imposed by all levels of government took less than 10% of our income.

If the Fed had a war on abortion like its war on poverty or war on drugs, within five years men would be having abortions!

For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

The marketplace is a wondrous institution. It harnesses the self-interest of each of us and puts it to work for the benefit of all. And it does so without intruding upon our desires, our privacy, or our freedom. It is regulation by reality, not by coercion.

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

But, actually, it is only Americans who say that our freedoms and prosperity are the reason foreigners hate us. If you ask the foreigners, they make it clear that it's America's bullying foreign policy they detest.