My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.

Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

Don't get excited about a tax cut. It's like a mugger giving you back fare for a taxi.