America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.

When people become frightened, they look for things of real value. They will go to monetary metals, gold and silver, and they will buy other things, such as buying property. But no matter what we have, whether we have our gold coins or we have our property, if we have an authoritarian government, that is our greatest threat. So, I would like to think that there is no perfect protection, other than shrinking the size and scope and power of government, so that we can be left alone and take care of ourselves.

The only thing we learn from history, I am afraid, is that we do not learn from history.

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.

It's not like I'm just trying to win and get elected. I'm trying to change the course of history.

Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away?

I do not have much confidence in the political system and never did. My goal has always been to change people's minds because as long as people demand more government, they will get it.