We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith... Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.

History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon - See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.

You have won the Cold War. ... [Your] underappreciated valor [helped] topple the Berlin Wall, and bring down dictators the world over. ... For the past four decades the world behind the Iron Curtain ... looked to Americans for hope, and America looked to you to get the job done. Today, the free world says thank you.

The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place

When I was quite young, I put my trust in God--not government; and I never get the two confused.

As president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.

The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.