Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.

Education enables people and societies to be what they can be. It is education that allows us to see that we are in this for the long haul, and it is education that will give us the tools we need to build a better future.

Make no mistake, the point of cutting the personal income tax and the capital gains cut is to send an unmistakable message to business leaders.

We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.

It [Border fence] hasn't worked. What has worked is more border patrols... What has worked is some technology.

I think what's going to hurt the Republicans enormously is the extremist position of Mitt Romney on the immigration issue and states like New Mexico, states like Colorado, Nevada, Arizona - and I think it's going to be the margin of victory for President Obama, a very narrow victory.

Natural gas is the future. It is here.