Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

I`m a member of Societies of Former World Leaders. And I`ve always been sort of in favor of constructive engagement around the world. And Gary Johnson has influenced me on criminal justice reform. I think I had some influence in discussions with him about the approach to international affairs.

Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we might well believe that.

Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government.

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.

I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.

You know in fairness Gary [Johnson] and I have not agreed on a number of substantive issues in this campaign, tax policy, we've had some influence on each other, I think I've had some influence on him, on constructive engagement around the world, he's had some influence on me in criminal justice reform issues.