I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.

Isn't it interesting that all of those people who support the choice of abortion have already been born?

Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.

We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of these United States are covenants we have made not only with ourselves, but with all mankind. Our founding documents proclaim to the world that freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few. It is the universal right of all God's children.

Remember that every government service, every offer of government - financed security, is paid for in the loss of personal freedom... In the days to come, whenever a voice is raised telling you to let the government do it, analyze very carefully to see whether the suggested service is worth the personal freedom which you must forgo in return for such service.

It ought to be remembered by all [that] the Games more than 2,000 years ago started as a means of bringing peace between the Greek city-states. And in those days, even if a war was going on, they called off the war in order to hold the Games. I wish we were still as civilized.