I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something. With your help we will do something.

That the policies - from energy to labor policies, trade policies, government policies relating to debt and deficits are all aligning in such a way that America, far from being one of the places people are running from, is a place people are going to come to and add jobs.

I want you to remember when our White House reflected the best of who we are, not the worst of what Europe has become.

Our plans protect freedom and opportunity, and our blueprint is the Constitution of the United States.

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.

America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.

Washington is broken. I know what it takes to get this country back, and will work with good Democrats and good Republicans to do that.