I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy.

The problem with politics isn't the money; it's the power.

If you ask the government to impose morality, then moral questions will be decided by whoever has the most political power.

A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.

What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.

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

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".