Few of the great tragedies of history were created by the village idiot, and many by the village genius.

Intellect is not wisdom.

There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse.

The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white - who find in that paranoid vision an excuse for counterproductive and ultimately self-destructive attitudes and behavior.

Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.

Too many policies, programs and institutions are judged by what they are supposed to do, rather than by what they actually do and the consequences of their actions.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.