I've got a record in Florida. I'm proud of my dad, and I'm certainly proud of my brother. In Florida, they called me Jeb, because I earned it.

National security - the military is the first thing we should spend money on. You have to fully fund that first. And then you should be paying for everything else.

Our brave men and women have made many sacrifices in just wars to defeat the forces of evil. We have exported our greatest values: freedom and opportunity, which have lifted millions out of poverty. At home, these values allow Americans to use their God-given potential and make their dreams reality.

For fifty years now, we have tried big government. Yet too many people remain trapped in despair. Now, we must try a new way.

I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.

Our higher education system is controlled by what amounts to a cartel of existing colleges and universities, which use their power over the accreditation process to block innovative, low-cost competitors from entering the market.

Nothing matters if we aren't safe.