Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself.

We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are and must remain separate.

I believe now, as I alway have, that America's strength is in 'We the People.'

I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world.

The Founding Fathers believed that faith in God was the key to our being a good people and America's becoming a great nation.

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

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