Governments Don't Control Things. A Government Can't

Dreams Became Issues Of East Versus West. Hopes Became Political Rhetoric. Progress Became A Search For Power And Domination. Somewhere The Truth Was Lost That People Don't Make War, Governments Do.

We Were Told Four Years Ago That 17 Million People Went To Bed Hungry Each Night. Well That Was Probably True. They Were All On A Diet.

Although I Held Public Office For A Total Of Sixteen Years, I Also Thought Of Myself As A Citizen-politician, Not A Career One. Every Now And Then When I Was In Government, I Would Remind My Associates That "when We Start Thinking Of Government As 'us' Instead Of 'them,' We've Been Here Too Long." By That I Mean That Elected Officeholders Need To Retain A Certain Skepticism About The Perfectibility Of Government.

Our Forbearance Should Never Be Misunderstood. Our Reluctance For Conflict Should Not Be Misjudged As A Failure Of Will. When Action Is Required To Preserve Our National Security, We Will Act.

With Freedom Goes Responsibility, A Responsibility That Can Only Be Met By The Individual Himself.