Pastoral Resources

What the Idaho Health Freedom Act says is that the citizens of our state won't be subject to another federal mandate or turn over another part of their life to government control.

For years now I have been talking about personal responsibility and accountability, both in our private lives and in the halls of government. Those are important principles here in Idaho, and they will form the basis of this administration.

I have been a part of this development, so I am very proud of it.

It's all about theme and development anyway. That's what music is about.

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.

Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.

Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.

Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.

I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.

The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men.

Cuvier had preceded Lamarck in specifying the kinds and degrees of variation, which his own observations and critical judgment of the reports of others led him to admit.

The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of the South and fails to exercise it?

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.

Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios.

Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.

A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.

Government frequently has a problem recognizing perception versus reality.

In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward.

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.