I have paid taxes every year, a lot of taxes.

If a society takes it upon itself to prescribe and proscribe certain streams of belief - to prohibit certain less-favored strains of conscience - it may be the non-believer who is among the first to be condemned. A coercive monopoly of belief threatens everyone, whether we are talking about those who search the philosophies of men or follow the words of God.

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

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There's no question raising the minimum wage excessively causes a loss of jobs.

Corporations are people, my friend.

We have always been a nation that has celebrated success of various kinds. The kid that gets the honor roll, the individual worker that gets a promotion, the person that gets a better job. And in fact, the person that builds a business. And by the way, if you have a business and you started it, you did build it. And you deserve credit for that.