For the first 25 years of my life, I wanted freedom. For the next 25 years, I wanted order. For the next 25 years, I realized that order is freedom.

Lobbyists are the touts of protected industries.

I have had to eat my own words many times, and I have found it a very nourishing diet.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.

The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.