"We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it's not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We're not free - if we were, we'd allow people their freedom."

"Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice."

"The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's all. It doesn't guarantee our rights to charity."

"Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business."

"Humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say."

"The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government."

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."