All of us should remember that the federal government is not some mysterious institution comprised of buildings, files and paper. The people are the government. What we create we ought to be able to control.

When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a wall of hostility between government and the concept of religious belief itself.

A broader reading of history shows that appeasement, no matter how it is labeled, never fulfills the hopes of the appeasers.

That's the nice thing about this job. You get to quote yourself shamelessly. If you don't, Larry Speakes will.

Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.

I thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it.

A stronger defense is an investment in peace.