Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self.

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics.

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.