Liberty is security. Freedom is security.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

I love my country, not my government.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.

A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

People grieve in different ways, some silently, some in anger, some in spite. Rarely does grief bring out the best in people, despite what local historians like to tell you.

You mustn't dwell on the inevitable.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored

A school’s job [is] to begin education.

We are going to take care of our law enforcement because in some ways that's going hand in hand now more and more when you see what's going on.

In America, we're tired. We're exhausted in terms of nuclear.

The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!

Human beings are the center of the universe from only one perspective, and that is our own.

You are inferior to no one. others may treat you that way, but that is their problem. You are above all of this.