Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed to be free.

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

The American heritage was one of individual liberty, personal responsibility and freedom from government ... Unfortunately ... that heritage has been lost. Americans no longer have the freedom to direct their own lives ... Today, it is the government that is free - free to do whatever it wants. There is no subject, no issue, no matter ... that is not subject to legislation.

Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

I want a government small enough to fit inside the Constitution.

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