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

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.

The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live.

When money follows results - we will get more results for our money

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?

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.

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.