To those who cite the first amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions and everyday life, may I just say: The first amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny.

I don't know what I expected, but my first morning in the Oval Office had a surprising ring of familiarity to it. It reminded me a lot of my job as governor.

These gentlemen are the moral equivalents of America's founding fathers.

You get a little stir crazy during the week.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

People do not make wars; governments do.

We will never disarm any American who seeks to protect his or her family from fear and harm.