"Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war." — John Bolton

My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.

There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.

I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.

I think that Ronald Reagan had it right, being against abortion except in certain limited, defined circumstances.

I'm a conservative Republican. I have been since I was 15 years old and participated in the 'Goldwater for President' campaign in 1964.

I have decided not to run for president.

Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.

I'm not running around the world looking for ways to create hostilities.

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Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.