It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.

If citizens wish to retain their liberty, they cannot assume that those who seek power over them are honest. Skepticism of government is one of the most important-and most forgotten-bulwarks of freedom.

It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.

As soon as people drop the reins on government, government will leash the people.

It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.