Trains are not any more energy efficient than the average automobile, with both getting about 48 passenger miles to the gallon.

Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is a trail of beautiful memories.

When government gets too big, freedom is lost. Government is supposed to be the servant. But when a government can tax the people with no limit or restraint on what the government can take, then the government has become the master.

Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities are consigned to the dustbin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic which had as its assets spirit, optimism, faith in God and an unshakeable belief that free men and women could govern themselves wisely. We became the leader of the free world, an example for all those who cherish freedom.

The most confident person in any transaction ALWAYS introduces themselves first.

A broader reading of history shows that appeasement, no matter how it is labeled, never fulfills the hopes of the appeasers.