The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford. And I was afraid the day I walked out.

We must move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform, because the federal government spends far too much money.

Our government has become incompetent, unresponsive, corrupt. And that incompetence, ineptitude, lack of accountability is now dangerous.

In World War II, the government went to the private sector. The government asked the private sector for help in doing things that the government could not do. The private sector complied. That is what I am suggesting.

We need to enact fundamental tax reform. The weight and complexity of our 73,000-page tax code are crushing everyday Americans. We need to radically simplify the tax code so that we can re-start the real engine of growth in our economy. That means our tax code needs to go from 73,000 pages down to about three pages.

We need to unify our party, we need a real Conservative in the White House, and we need to beat Hillary Clinton to take our country back and keep our nation safe.