You don't quit because you happen to be behind. You want to see how you do. And who knows? Maybe somebody will stumble.

When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.

The theory of the IRS is rather repugnant to me because the assumption is made that I, the government, owns 100% of your income and I permit you to keep 5%, 10% or 20%. You're vulnerable, you've sold out. The government can take 80% if they want, which they did at one time.

You know, freedom is a very popular idea, and young people love it, and they're open to ideas. And they like principled answers to our problems.

A citizen walking through the airport today is bombarded with 1984-style propaganda messages that are designed to make us fear some amorphous threat and also be suspicious of others. The government designs these messages to make us feel dependent and heavily lorded over in every aspect of our lives. These messages are becoming ever more pervasive, hitting us even in grocery stores when we are shopping.

This much is true: you have been lied to.

I'm not against the FBI investigation in doing a proper role, but I'm against the FBI spying on people like Martin Luther King. I'm against the CIA fighting secret wars and overthrowing government.