A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot - because the first leads inevitably to the second.

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

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

Find out what people want and help them get it.

The problem is big government. If whoever controls government can impose his way upon you, you have to fight constantly to prevent the control from being harmful. With small, limited government, it doesn't much matter who controls it, because it can't do you much harm.

World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.

There are no violent gangs fighting over aspirin territories. There are no violent gangs fighting over whisky territories or computer territories or anything else that's legal. There are only criminal gangs fighting over territories covering drugs, gambling, prostitution, and other victimless crimes. Making a non-violent activity a crime creates a black market, which attracts criminals and gangs, which turns what was once a relatively harmless activity affecting a small group of people into a widespread epidemic of drug use and gang warfare.