I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?

Change makes us confront the great unknown. It introduces different things into our lives. Different places. Different ideas. Different people. It's all hard to accept at times, and change can often be a little scary. But if there's one fact that I've learned from raising a family, from running several businesses, from serving in Congress and now as Governor, it's that nothing has ever grown without changing.

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.

In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children's classrooms and in their future.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.