That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.

I'm not a social friend of the Reagans. That's by their choice and by mine. They don't drink enough.

The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid.

The concerted effort to minimize Christmas has resulted in it being our national Happy Holiday holiday. The Christmas season is now the holiday season. Christmas parties are now holiday parties. Christmas is a time for giving and receiving presents and in many homes, nothing more. Who is this fellow, Jesus Christ, anyway?

A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.

There are some things that you can always bet on. One is that when Congress comes up with a new program it never works right over the long haul. Another is, when Congress goes to fix the mess it has made the mess only gets worse.

I believe you can divide the people in to two basic groups, those who believe government is a necessary good and those who believe it is a necessary evil, those who want government to take care of them, those who want government to leave them alone.