Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work - work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.

If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now.

A strong nation is one that is loved by its people and, as Edmund Burke put it, for a country to be loved it ought to be lovely.

Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.

It is no coincidence that when the thugs tried to wrest control over Grenada, there were 30 Soviet advisors and hundreds of Cuban military and paramilitary forces on the island.

Economists are people who wonder if what works in reality can also work in theory.

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