A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism.

But the biggest thing that has happened in the world in my life, in our lives, is this: By the grace of God, America won the Cold War.

We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family, to make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.

Thousand points of light.

I think 9/11 guaranteed that national security is going to be in the forefront of every election.

Not all Americans are living the American dream by a long shot. Many can't even imagine it. There are impoverished Americans, the poor and the homeless, the hungry and the hopeless, many unable to read and write. There are Americans gone astray, the kids dragged down by drugs, the shattered families, the teenage mothers struggling to cope. Then there are Americans uneasy, troubled and bewildered by the dizzying pace of change.

Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.