William Weld

"I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone."

"It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free."

"I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness."

"Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we might well believe that."