We have to realize that this country in its private sector has been fighting the most successful war on poverty the world has seen for the last 200 years.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.

The people's instincts are still right. You see them come to the rescue of someone-a child who falls down a well-hundreds of people rush to help, and labor and equipment are volunteered without any thought of who's going to pay for it. This is a basic feeling in Americans. They don't stand back in such a circumstance and ask what the government's going to do about it.

My dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth.

My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening setbacks, and in the end, everything worked out for the best.

When government gets too big, freedom is lost. Government is supposed to be the servant. But when a government can tax the people with no limit or restraint on what the government can take, then the government has become the master.

Doverey, no proverey - Trust but verify.