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.

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

Voluntary association produces the free market - where each person can choose among a multitude of possibilities.

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

I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing you from Social Security, ending the insane war on drugs, restoring gun rights, and reducing the federal government to just its constitutional functions.

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.

Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.