Man is not free unless government is limited.

I think people have a need to feel good about the country they live in, but what's happening, I think, is that that need - which is a good thing - is getting manipulated and exploited.

We have to realize that this country in its private sector has been fighting the most successful war on poverty the world has seen for the last 200 years.

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

Why should the government subsidize intellectual curiosity?

The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated.

Freedom is the very essence of our nation. To be sure, ours is not a perfect nation. But even with our troubles, we remain the beacon of hope for oppressed peoples everywhere. Never give up the fight for freedom - a fight which, though it may never end, is the most ennobling known to man.