Law enforcement officers should use only the minimum force necessary in dealing with disorders when they arise. A human life-the life of a student, soldier, or police officer-is a precious thing, and the taking of a life can be justified only as a necessary and last resort.

I don't know a lot about politics, but I know a lot about baseball.

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.

Capitalism works better than it sounds, while socialism sounds better than it works.

As our cities and suburbs relentlessly expand, those priceless open spaces needed for recreation areas accessible to their people are swallowed up-often forever. Unless we preserve these spaces while they are still available, we will have none to preserve.

Those who hate us only win if we hate them back

You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It's as simple as that.