If you are dissatisfied with they way things are, then you have got to resolve to change them.

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us.

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.

...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal immigration. Immigrants come here illegally from source countries where conditions prevail that encourage or even compel them to leave. Attacking the causes of illegal migration is essential and will require international cooperation.

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.