Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we…

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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry;...

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry;...

If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of...

If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of...

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.

There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy.

There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy.

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not...

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not...

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.

Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea.

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it...

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it...

I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights...

I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights...

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit...

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit...

Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for...

Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for...

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

I suggest to you that increasing the size of America's economic pie - which can...

I suggest to you that increasing the size of America's economic pie - which can...

We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem,...

We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem,...

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living...

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living...

The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.

The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites.

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of...

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of...

I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair...

I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair...