I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America.

I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.

The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin.