I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer.

Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families.