Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.
History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
I wasn’t a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn’t spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation—from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in the principles that have guided us for two centuries.
The fact is, what they called 'radical' was really 'right.' What they called 'dangerous' was just 'desperately needed.'
The lesson of all this was, of course, that because we’re a great nation, our challenges seem complex. It will always be this way. But as long as we remember our first principles and believe in ourselves, the future will always be ours.
They say we offer simple answers to complex problems. Well, perhaps there is a simple answer--not an easy answer—but simple.
We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around.
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.