I would explain to my children very simply that the defense of liberty is a cause that exacts a very high price in the history of humankind.

Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.

Ok to appoint atheists or agnostics-no litmus test of faith.

I absolutely believe that those who come here illegally should not be given favoritism or a special route to becoming permanent residents or citizens that's not given to those people who have stayed in line legally. I just think we have to follow the law, I think that's the right course.

Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history.

We conservatives don't have a corner on saying no. We're just the ones who say it when it's the right thing to say.

Government is taking 40 percent of the GDP. And that's at the state, local and federal level. President Obama has taken government spending at the federal level from 20 percent to 25 percent. Look, at some point, you cease being a free economy, and you become a government economy. And we've got to stop that.