No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.

In this springtime of hope, some lights seem eternal; America's is.

Our goal is peace. We can gain that peace by strengthening our alliances, by speaking candidly about the dangers before us, by assuring potential adversaries of our seriousness, by actively pursuing every chance of honest and fruitful negotiation.

But I also happen to be someone who believes in tithing--the giving of a tenth .

When the lives of the unborn are snuffed out, they often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing.

Americans are hungering to feel proud and patriotic again.

Today, we're taking a break from the concerns and the bustle of the work-a-day world. But we're also making a new beginning... Let us renew our faith that as free men and women we still have the power to better our lives, and let us resolve to face the challenges of the new year holding that conviction firmly in our hearts. That, after all, is our greatest strength and our greatest gift as Americans.