Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be political.

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.

All of us can see what happens once you establish the precedent that the government can determine a man's working place and his working methods, determine his employment. From here it's a short step to all the rest of socialism, to determining his pay....He will wait for the government to tell him where he will go to work and what he will do.

The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor.

Balancing your budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn when to say no.

I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world.

'Trust-me' government asks that we concentrate our hopes and dreams on one man, that we trust him to do what's best for us. My view of government places trust not in one person or one party, but in those values that transcend persons and parties.