But if there's an erosion at home you know Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of an oligarchy and if we surrender our democracy to the tyranny of an oligarchy we've made a terrible mistake.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

In addition to contributing to erosion pollution food poisoning and the dead zone corn requires huge amounts of fossil fuel - it takes a half gallon of fossil fuel to produce a bushel of corn.

There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of 'family values.' And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence and the downward spiral begins.