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For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.

Why is freedom such a hard sell? That's the question. In this country, why has the idea of individual liberty and responsibility become such a hard sell? That's something I never thought would happen here.

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

The right and the physical power of the people to resist injustice, are really the only securities that any people ever can have for their liberties. Practically no government knows any limit to its power but the endurance of the people.

I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.

There is nothing with which it is so dangerous to take liberties as liberty itself.

There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.

Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights; government should never be permitted to take those away.

Within the United States, we have put great emphasis upon political freedoms. Because it has been our experience that these freedoms can lead to others.