I don't mind knife fights. I just want the knives to come to the front.

I don't mind fighting as long as it's for a good cause.

There's nothing conservative about allowing ourselves to become so inured to a 'tough on crime' frame of mind that we would abandon tested alternatives that can yield better outcomes.

But have a care! It is a bitter blade, and steel serves only those that can wield it. It will cut your hand as willingly as aught else.

It did not last long. It is only in the movies that knife fighters stab and miss and slash and miss and tussle over several city blocks.

One of my unique features as a politician is that I am so blunt and so forthright, and I put my cards on the table to such a degree people aren't used to, that there's nothing left to hide.