This democracy of ours, which sometimes we've treated so lightly, is more than ever a comfortable cloak, so let us not tear it asunder, for no man knows, once it is destroyed, where or when he will find its protective warmth again.

It should be the right of the individual to decide whether he wants to belong to a union.

They don't worship at the altar of forced busing and mandatory quotas. They don't believe you can remedy past discrimination by mandating new discrimination. (Defending his nominees for Civil Rights Commission)

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Whether meeting with leaders and parents concerned about drugs in Bonn, Lisbon, or with the Holy Father at the Vatican, or doing a pretty fair flamenco in Madrid, I think Nancy's one of the best ambassadors America's ever had.

Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.

My basic rule is that I want people who don't want a job in government.