The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.

If somebody's in prison for non-violence, drug usage, and never committed a hard crime, they should be pardoned and let out.

The only thing we should prohibit is violence.

If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet-footed they can be.

I hope every person who reads or hears this will take the time to go back and read the Declaration of Independence. Only by recapturing the spirit of independence can we ensure our government never resembles the one from which the American States declared their separation.

If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which used Congress's constitutional authority to define what official state documents other states have to recognize under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, to ensure that no state would be forced to recognize a 'same sex' marriage license issued in another state.

Income taxes are responsible for the transformation of the Federal government from one of limited powers into a vast leviathan whose tentacles reach into almost every aspect of American life.