I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.

I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.

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

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

I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs.

I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here.

The best preparation for work is not thinking about work, talking about work, or studying for work: it is work.