This country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.

When it comes to the economy, my highest priority as President will be worrying about your job, not saving my own.

We can't expect entrepreneurs and businesses large and small to take their life savings or their company's money and invest in America if they think we're headed to the road to Greece. And that's where we're going right now unless we finally get off this spending and borrowing binge. And I'll get us on track to a balanced budget.

The mantle of leadership for promoting the principles of peace has fallen to America. We didn't ask for it. But it's an honor that we have it.

A Pakistan that falls apart, becomes a failed state, would be of extraordinary danger to Afghanistan and to America.

America is the hope of the earth.

I absolutely believe that America has a responsibility, and the privilege of helping defend freedom and promote the principles that make the world more peaceful. And those principles include human rights, human dignity, free enterprise, freedom of expression, elections.