Government has no wealth of its own. Before it gives anything to anyone, it must take from those who produced it.

Madoff's scam was small compared to Ponzi schemes the government itself runs: Social Security and Medicare.

The people who have the biggest passion for restricting other people's behavior are the very people we should worry about most. Unfortunately, they keep running for office.

The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others.

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

Freedom works, and government, when it grows beyond the barest minimum, keeps people poor.

Prosperity comes from leaving people free in a legal system that respects their persons and property so they can pursue their dreams while taking responsibility for their actions.