"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."
"I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life."
"The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave."
"I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?"
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."