“Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.”

“There are two types of courage involved with what I did. When it comes to picking up a rifle, millions of people are capable of doing that, as we see in Iraq or Vietnam. But when it comes to risking their careers, or risking being invited to lunch by the establishment, it turns out that's remarkably”