Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights.

It's hard in today's society to have a discussion where you want to challenge the status quo because of the 'I gotcha' politics.

That's what representative democracy is about, is members going to Washington but coming home and answering the tough questions.

From a monarchy followed by suffering under Communism, Ethiopians must be given the opportunity to flourish under the greatest of systems - democracy.

For years now I have been talking about personal responsibility and accountability, both in our private lives and in the halls of government. Those are important principles here in Idaho, and they will form the basis of this administration.

I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's racial policies, and recent events have tended to confirm my opinion.

All taxes, except a 'lump-sum tax,' introduce distortions in the economy. But no government can impose a lump-sum tax - the same amount for everyone regardless of their income or expenditures - because it would fall heaviest on those with less income, and it would grind the poor, who might be unable to pay it at all.

Loyalty to the true, core values and roots of democracy is what makes a true patriot, not loyalty to a symbol of the country.