As you know, the separation of church and state is not subject to discussion or alteration. Under our Constitution no church or religion can be supported by the U.S. Government. We maintain freedom of religion so that an American can either worship in the church of his choice or choose to go to no church at all.

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.

Never be too proud to go onto your knees before God.

Once genius is submerged by bureaucracy, a nation is doomed to mediocrity.

I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.

It has been said that Canada is bounded 'on the north by gold, on the west by the East, on the east by history - and on the south by friends'.* We hope that will always be the case and we hope it will be the case not only with respect to the United States, your immediate neighbor to the south, but with respect to all your southern neighbors - and ours - who are bound by the great forces of geography and history which are distinctive to the New World.

The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government