Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'

A secure individual...knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.

We may not always recognize it, but government plays a bigger role in our lives than any other single person or institution. We spend nearly half of our lives working to pay for it. Children spend more time in government schools than they do with their parents. Birth, death, marriage, every area of our lives feels the influence of government.

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

Republicans campaign like Libertarians and govern like Democrats.

Once we realize that government doesn't work, we will stop dreaming that this or that social problem can be solved by passing a law - or by creating a new government program - or by electing someone who will make Washington more efficient or cost-conscious.

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.