Too many members of Congress believe they can solve all economic problems, cure all social ills, and bring about worldwide peace and prosperity simply by creating new federal programs.

In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.

1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment and the IRS.

If you can’t protect life, then how can you protect liberty?

The ultimate solution is not in the hands of the government. The solution falls on each and every individual, with guidance from family, friends and community. The #1 responsibility for each of us is to change ourselves with hope that others will follow. This is of greater importance than working on changing the government; that is secondary to promoting a virtuous society. If we can achieve this, then the government will change.

What you are inferring is, If we were to legalise heroin tomorrow everybody would use heroin. How many people here would start using heroin? I bet nobody would. Oh yeah, I need the government to take care of me. I don't want to use heroin, so I need these laws.

There is but one special interest that we should be working for, and that would solve just about all of our problems, and that is our liberty.