Supreme Court had said feds should stay out of abortion.

I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it.

Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts.

Our example - and commitment - to freedom has changed the world. But along with the genius of our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, and our Bill of Rights, is the equal genius of our economic system. Our Founding Fathers endeavored to create a moral and just society like no other in history, and out of that grew a moral and just economic system the likes of which the world had never seen. Our freedom, what it means to be an American, has been defined and sustained by the liberating power of the free enterprise system.

The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.

We're all a nation that believes we're children of the same god.

Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history.