By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.

Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.

The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use; of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.

An across-the-board, top-to-bottom cut in personal and corporate income taxes ... to expand the incentives and opportunities of private expenditures.

We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

It is not our wealth that built our roads, but it is our roads that built our wealth.

The science of weapons and war has made us all one world and one human race with one common destiny.