America was founded by people who believe that God is their Rock of safety.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The U.S. Geological Survey has told me that the proven potential for oil in Alaska alone is greater than the proven reserves in Saudi Arabia.

We've been blessed with the opportunity to stand for something - for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to.

I am very proud to be called a pig. It stands for pride, integrity and guts.

We're more than friends and neighbors and allies; we are kin, who together have built the most productive relationship between any two countries in the world today.

May every day be a new beginning, and every dawn bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill.

To those who cite the first amendment as reason for excluding God from more and more of our institutions and everyday life, may I just say: The first amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny.