Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.

Two visions of the world remain locked in dispute. The first believes all men are created equal by a loving God who has blessed us with freedom. The second vision believes that religion is opium for the masses. It believes that eternal principles like truth, liberty, and democracy have no meaning beyond the whim of the state. And [Vladimir] Lenin spoke for them.

Thomas Jefferson once said. He said , "We should never judge a President by his age, only by his works." And ever since he told me that, I've stopped worrying. There are those who say I've stopped working.

It would seem that not only is religion lacking in the schools - so is common sense. I wonder what a teacher is supposed to say if a kid asks about those four words on a dime - 'In God We Trust.' Or maybe that's why they aren't being taught how to read these days.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.