WikiLeaks is exposing our government officials for the frauds that they are. They also show us how governments work together to lie to their citizens when they are waging war.

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.

Maintaining a good health is the biggest investment that you could ever make, because without it, a lot of things in life would become impossible.

There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.

writing, like living, is lonely work.

... so in love the heart surrenders itself entirely to the one being that has known how to touch it. That being is not selected; it is recognised and obeyed.

It's a purpose that brings us all together, working for something larger than ourselves.

Look at history; all the interesting women were deeply flawed.

If Mike Tyson is in your courtroom and you don't send him to jail, it's an injustice. Everyone knows he's a bad guy. So if he is in your courtroom, he should go to jail.

In the woods we return to reason and faith.

Bind them down by the chains of the Constitution where they can do no mischief.

I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.