Certainly, no church should be involved in trying to set the affairs of the nation.

I would explain to my children very simply that the defense of liberty is a cause that exacts a very high price in the history of humankind.

It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.

As we watch the world today, sometimes it seems that we`re at the mercy of events instead of shaping events. And a strong America`s essential to shape events, and a strong America, by the way, depends on a strong military.

I'm a normal person. I have emotions.

With these 11 million people here illegally, let's have them registered, know who they are, those that are her paying taxes and not taking government benefits should begin a process towards application for citizenship.

We've got to strengthen our military long-term. We don't know what the world is going to throw at us down the road.