Now, I happen to be an optimist.

I, for one, resent it when a representative of the people refers to you and me, the free men and women of this country, as 'the masses.'

Yes, deficits are a problem. I've been saying so for more than a quarter of a century now. But the problem is not the size of the deficit, it's the size of government's claim on our economy.

Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great.

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

I thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it.

Intelligence reports say Castro is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify his worrying.