It seems foolhardy to assume that the armed state will necessarily be benevolent. The American political tradition is, for good or ill, based in large measure on a healthy mistrust of the state.

I was told that Federalist Society conventions were intellectually serious, courteous, and open to various points of view, and that has certainly been my experience.

Please do not ever think I am without you or you are without me, I live with you all the time.

With the known, you simply repeat the process. With the unknown, you access the new doorways to life.

But promises based on ignorance always prove disappointing.

I grew up with a lot of Muslim friends, and the whole idea of revelation has been a lifelong interest of mine.

Legal gun ownership always prevails over the emotionalism of the gun control movement.

Describing the Internet as the Network of Networks is like calling the Space Shuttle, a thing that flies.

To discover the various use of things is the work of history.

I love when violent, dangerous art is done by people who are not violent and dangerous. I love that when George Romero was making 'Dawn of the Dead,' he was coaching his son's little league team.

It's better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.

I think, generally, the flawed anti-hero is much more interesting than the normal hero, and that's really what we're talking about here as it relates to outlaws or renegades.