Either [Jesus] was what he said he was or he was the world's greatest liar. It is impossible for me to believe a liar or charlatan could have had the effect on mankind that he has had for 2000 years. We could ask, would even the greatest of liars carry his lie through the crucifixion, when a simple confession would have saved him? ... Did he allow us the choice... to believe in his teaching but reject his statements about his own identity?

Together, let us make this a new beginning. Let us make a commitment to care for the needy, to teach our children the values and the virtues handed down to us by our families, to have the courage to defend those values and the willingess to sacrifice for them. Let us pledge to restore, in our time, the American spirit of voluntary service, of cooperation, of private and community initiative, a spirit that flows like a deep and mighty river through the history of our nation.

I believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings.

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.

Through the history of our nation, Americans have always extended their hands in gestures of assistance.

Hayek is amongst the top 2-3 of the all the people who ever influenced me.

We didn't discover our values in a poll taken a week before the convention.