One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.

I've often wondered about the shyness of some of us in the West about standing for these ideals that have done so much to ease the plight of man and the hardships of our imperfect world. Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible, but probable.

One of the worst mistakes anybody can make is to bet against Americans.

We stand together as we did two centuries ago, One people under God determined that our future shall be worthy of our past.

As two proud and independent peoples, there is much that distinguishes us one from the other, but there is also much that we share: a vast continent, with its common hardships and uncommon duties; generations of mutual respect and support, and an abiding friendship that grows ever stronger.

America must remain freedom's staunchest friend, for freedom is our best ally and it is the world's only hope to conquer poverty and preserve peace.

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process.