When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - ‘We the people’.

The things that unite us-America's past of which we are so proud, our hopes and aspirations for the future of the world and this much loved country-these things far outweigh what little divides us.

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20 percent of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government.... When it reaches 25 percent, there comes an increase in lawlessness.

I miss going to church, but I think the Lord understands.

And one more idea which may be laughed and sneered at in some supposedly sophisticated circles, but I just have to believe that the loving God who has blessed this land and thus made us a good and caring people should never have been expelled from America's classrooms. It's time to welcome Him back, because whenever we've opened ourselves and trusted in Him, we've gained not only moral courage but intellectual strength.

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

For the eight years I was president I never let my dream of a nuclear-free world fade from my mind.