One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine.

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used, for the ultimate determinant in the struggle that's now going on in the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas, a trial of spiritual resolve, the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish, the ideals to which we are dedicated.

You and I have the courage to say to our enemies, 'There is a price we will not pay.' There is a point beyond which they must not advance. This is the meaning of the phrase 'Peace through strength.'

In America, our origins matter less than our destination, and that is what democracy is all about.

The fact is, we'll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before.

There are only two things that the liberals don't understand: the things that change and the things that don't.

As a nation, we must choose between the sanctity of life ethic and the quality of life ethic. I have no trouble identifying the answer our nation has always given to this basic question, and the answer that I hope and pray it will give in the future.