With the exception of the military industrial complex, we all want a more peaceful world.

Truth is treason in the empire of lies.

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

During the last campaign I knew what was happening. You know, they mocked me for my foreign policy and they laughed at my monetary policy. No more. No more.

I lean toward a flat tax. But I want to make it real flat, like ZERO.

I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10-mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe.

Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed.

It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.

In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.

Books are the mirror of the soul

I was always an odd child, though I had no idea what odd was, really.

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

I've got this thing where I always kind of diss the older stuff and favor the newer stuff. I mean, it's not just my thing; every artist or musician is like that, I guess.

I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service.

Did you ever, think when the hearse passes by, that someday in it you will lie?

History is the product of vast, amorphous and indecipherable social movements.

It's bad if we are controlled, but if we're not, it can be even worse.

The day I was born songs were on records, phones were tied down, computers needed rooms and the web was fiction. Change the world. You can.

Lauren Kirshner creates a first-person narrator you never stop rooting for. . . . [Where We Have to Go] highlights Kirshner as a new novelist to watch. A very strong, original debut.