We have a special relationship with Israel. It's absolutely crucial that no one in our country or around the world ever doubt that our number one committment in the Middle East is to protect the right of Israel to exist, to exist permanently, and to exist in peace. It's a special relationship.

There was never any question about the morality of hunting, but neither was there any acceptance of killing for the sake of a trophy.

We cannot speak of human rights in other countries unless we are going to do our utmost to protect the rights of our own people here at home.

Because we are free, we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.

I have a great respect for the flag, (but) if the government passed a law saying that I had to pledge allegiance to the flag, I don't think I would do it. I've always felt that I lived in a country...where if I wanted to worship God as a Baptist, I could do so. If I were an atheist, I could be one. If I wanted to be a Catholic but was born a Jew, there's no condemnation...from a government authority.

Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better life.

Today, in directly harnessing the power of the Sun, we're taking the energy that God gave us, the most renewable energy that we will ever see, and using it to replace our dwindling supplies of fossil fuels.