Let it never be said of this generation of Americans that we became so obsessed with failure that we refused to take risks that could further the cause of peace and freedom in the world.

These young Americans sent a message to terrorists everywhere. . . . You can run but you can't hide.

There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I happened to favor the other piece of legislation and thought that it would be better for the senior citizens to provide better care than the one that was finally passed.

Because you won't get gun control by disarming law abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock them up, and if you don't actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

There was a time when "sound as a dollar" was a description, not a joke.

You can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.