I have come to think that capital punishment should be abolished.

With the end of the cold war, all the 'isms' of the 20th century - Fascism, Nazism, Communism and the evil of apartheid-ism - have failed. Except one. Only democracy has shown itself true the help of all mankind.

The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.

People want opportunity so they can earn security.

Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy.

We must win the war on poverty by enlisting the greatest weapon ever invented - free enterprise

You cannot create employees without first creating employers.