“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” — Ronald Reagan Quote

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.

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.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens.

Optimism is the ultimate definition of a leader. A leader has to look optimistically at what is ahead while not ignoring the challenges that must be overcome. Those challenges are in government, politics, world leadership, and even in community life.

The war on drugs has made government more powerful, citizens less free, and hasn't helped users or addicts.