The first duty of government is to protect the citizen from assault. Unless it does this, all the civil rights and civil liberties in the world aren't worth a dime.
Richard ViguerieConservatives have every reason to believe the death penalty system is no different from any politicized, costly, inefficient, bureaucratic, government-run operation, which we conservatives know are rife with injustice.
Richard ViguerieEight years after Reagan's nomination for president, the conservative movement is directionless
Richard Viguerie