The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government.

The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.

The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government... Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people...

Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.

The demonstrators in Ukraine will persevere and succeed, or grow tired, cold and fade.

The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.

Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.

It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.

The revolution has been dubbed “The Orange Revolution,” orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government...

My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.

Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.

It is difficult to think outside the box because the thinking IS the box.

What is unbelief but the despair, dictated by the dominant powers, that nothing can really change?

I think I was a pretty energetic kid. Well, I was energetic until about my mid-20s when I discovered alcohol. That's not entirely true, but you get older and the edge comes off.

I do what I do out of pure enjoyment. Hopefully, nobody does it better. There's a beauty to making a great deal. It's my canvas. And I like painting it.

If there's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come, there is nothing more ubiquitously pervasive than an idea whose time won't go.

I did indeed say you could have lovers. But I never promised that I would not kill them.

We did our duty as human beings: helping people in need.

It's so easy to get caught up in your own experiences. They can seem so important. But there are billions and billions of other experiences going on.

I, uh, don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.

Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities.