I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.

I have seen the rise of fascism and communism. Both philosophies glorify the arbitrary power of the state... But both theories fail. Both deny those God-given liberties that are the inalienable right of each person on this planet, indeed, they deny the existence of God.

After watching the State of the Union address the other night [1994], I'm reminded of the old adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Only in this case, it's not flattery, but grand larceny: the intellectual theft of ideas that you and I recognize as our own. Speech delivery counts for little on the world stage unless you have convictions, and, yes, the vision to see beyond the front row seats.

I've heard drug experts say they believe if penicillin were discovered today, the FDA wouldn't license it.

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the earth. Our government has no power except that granted to it by the people It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.

We know that this mad dog of the Middle East has a goal of a world revolution. (On Muammar Qaddafi of Libya)