Trains Are Not Any More

You Know Economists; They're The Sort Of People Who See Something Works In Practice And Wonder If It Would Work In Theory.

The Person Who Agrees With You 80 Percent Of The Time Is A Friend And An Ally - Not A 20 Percent Traitor.

We Should Never Fear To Negotiate, Nor Negotiate From Fear.

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 Problems Are Both Acute And Chronic, Yet All We Hear From Those In Positions Of Leadership Are The Same Tired Proposals For More Government Tinkering, More Meddling And More Control---all Of Which Led Us To This State In The First Place... We Must Have The Clarity Of Vision To See The Difference Between What Is Essential And What Is Merely Desirable, And Then The Courage To Bring Our Government Back Under Control And Make It Acceptable To The People.