I never subscribed to what you might call the neo-Conservative position that somehow, at the barrel of a gun, overnight, liberty and democracy could be conjured up.

You don't spread democracy with a barrel of a gun.

The Northeast is staring down the barrel of a gun.

Staring down the barrel of a gun is the scariest thing you could ever experience. It's not funny. It's not for the movies.

The new protectionism we are now seeing ... is a wake-up call because it is the last stand from those who believe we can freeze frame, stop the clock, postpone or prevent inevitable change.

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.