A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way.

Inherent to socialism is the absence of choice. If I want to choose my own pretzels or books or iphones, they prevent me - they fine me, or imprison me. And those systems, not infrequently have historically, have developed into systems where there are pogroms.

I call myself a constitutional conservative.

I think it's a real debate how big NATO should be and whether or not it's more provocative than good. Whenever there's a war fought, our soldiers fight it and our dollars pay for it. And, really, our decisions need to be about our national security.

The more we can have peaceful trade both with Russia, with China, and with others, you know, there's a self interest in this for everyone.

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.