“We claim we believe in compassion, which is an abstract, and when it's personified we discredit the man”

“We all know that America is the worst country in the world, except for all the others.”

“One reason to keep going is that the country was given to us as a sacred charge. It is, as Stephen Vincent Benet says in 'the Devil and Daniel Webster,' not the only place that created free man- but... Read More its a place that demands that we decide what to do with out freedom. You can only punish yourself, That's the existential view. I don't think there's any reward beyond participating, beyond being here. And the antithesis of reward is punishment, and the only punishment that can come is self-inflicted. I remain optimistic. Whether or not the optimism is justified, I don't know. I want to stay around for the third act.”

“I don't believe in good people and bad people. I believe in the better parts of people.”

“A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.”

“I don't think crucifixion is the answer. I believe in the resurrection. I like that part of the story.”

“People tell me there are a lot of guys like me, which doesn't explain why I'm lonely.”