We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.

We need to ensure that the government agencies that are supposed to be regulating the financial system are actually doing their jobs. We must shrink the federal government and hold it accountable - and to do that, we need a leader who understands how bureaucracies work and how to cut them down to size.

My goodness, my hair's been talked about by a million people, you know? It sort of goes with the territory.

I know our policies work best to lift young men and women up - regardless of their background - so that they can choose their own path and live lives of dignity, purpose, and meaning.

Human potential is the only limitless resource we have in this world.

I believe that marriage has a spiritual foundation because only a man and a woman can create life, which is a gift from God. So, while I believe that government should bestow benefits equally, I also believe that government must respect those - like myself - who believe that marriage has a religious foundation.

As president, the first thing I will do is secure the border. It will take money, manpower, and technology - but most of all, it will take political will.