Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free. |
You don't need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles - events for which there are no ready explanations. Later knowledge may explain those events quite easily. |
Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it. |
Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the situation once and for all. It may be a fantastic price or a tiny one - but there is a price. |
Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens. |
You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants. |
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything. |
The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative. |
You are where you are today because you have chosen to be there. |
You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose. |
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. |