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

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

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Let it never be said of this generation of Americans that we became so obsessed with failure that we refused to take risks that could further the cause of peace and freedom in the world.

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You put things in perspective. You pull your energies together. You change. You go forward. My fellow Americans, I have a great deal that I want to accomplish with you and for you over the next two years. And, the Lord willing, that's exactly what I intend to do.

For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other's side.

Because you won't get gun control by disarming law abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock them up, and if you don't actually throw away the key, at least lose it for a long time.