Freedom-loving people around the world must say . . . I am a refugee in a crowded boat foundering off the coast of Vietnam. I am Laotian, a Cambodian, a Cuban, and a Miskito Indian in Nicaragua. I, too, am a potential victim of totalitarianism.

My fellow Americans, I must speak to you tonight about a mounting danger in Central America that threatens the security of the United States. This danger will not go away it will grow worse, much worse, if we fail to take action now.

It's not fair to say that Congress spends money like a drunk sailor. At least the sailor is spending his own money!

Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive

The very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.

The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.

Perhaps no custom reveals our character as a Nation so clearly as our celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Rooted deeply in our Judeo-Christian heritage, the practice of offering thanksgiving underscores our unshakable belief in God as the foundation of our Nation and our firm reliance upon Him from Whom all blessings flow.