[The Soviets] preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the earth; they are the focus of evil in the modern world.

Environmental extremists ... wouldn't let you build a house unless it looked like a bird's nest.

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.

Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God.

Government must not supersede the will of the people or the responsibilities of the people. The function of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

The fact is, we'll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before.

Revenues should be increased not by increasing the tax rates on the individual but by building a bigger economy for everybody.