And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.
Molly IvinsThere is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack.
Molly IvinsHumanism is not alive and well in Texas. Different colors and types of Texans do not like one another, nor do they pretend to.
Molly IvinsPersonally, I think government is a tool, like a hammer. You can use a hammer to build or you can use a hammer to destroy; there is nothing intrinsically good or evil about the hammer itself. It is the purposes to which it is put and the skill with which it is used that determine whether the hammer's work is good or bad.
Molly Ivins