One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.

Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

The federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed unanimously in the House, won 97 votes in the Senate, and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Twenty states have passed their own versions of this law, and 11 additional ones have religious-liberty protections that state courts have interpreted to provide a similar level of protection.

I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!

We want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people.