My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.

The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man of great courage.'

I speak my mind. That's who I am.

We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it's not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We're not free - if we were, we'd allow people their freedom.

The pleasure was all yours.

You shouldn't be shot just because someone yells, "Halt" or resisting arrest or running away from being arrested.

I think the founding fathers believed religion shouldn't interact directly with government.