Jim Leach

“A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy.”

“Compromise is not a dirty word. It is the glue of civilization.”

“Extremism in the pursuit of moderation is no vice.”

“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”

“The first rule of economics is that there is an infinite number of desires and a finite number of goods.”

“In a world of intrusive technology, the most precious of commodities is privacy.”

“Ideas are the most powerful forces in history.”

“You don't have to be a liberal to be a conservationist.”

“The American people have a right to know what their government is doing and why.”