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Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind of job that was useful to the community.

Big and oppressive government has long been the enemy of freedom, something black Americans know all too well.

I believe in small government and people taking care of themselves.

There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.

But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.

Well, I'm a libertarian conservative, so I believe in limited government/maximum individual freedom.

I don't believe in welfare.

We in the United States believe in the protection of minorities; we recognize the contributions that they can make and the leadership that they can provide; and we do not believe that any people - whether majority or minority, or individual human beings - are 'expendable' in the cause of theory or of policy.

Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.

Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.