I don't think any of us should forget that the security of America is our highest responsibility.

Why should the government subsidize intellectual curiosity?

Do what's right and you'll please some of the people and astound the rest.

You know, it was only a generation ago that actors couldn't be buried in the churchyard.

Double - no, triple - our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth.

In Israel, free men and women are every day demonstrating the power of courage and faith. Back in 1948 when Isreal was founded, pundits claimed the new country could never survive. Today, no one questions that. Israel is a land of stability and democracy in a region of tyranny and unrest.

In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know why, you can tell them this story.