"One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history."

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators."

"Any terrorism is an attack on libertarian values."

"Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy."

"It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work."

"Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks."

"In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office."

"When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything."