And there is the matter of abortion. We must with calmness and resolve help the vast majority of our fellow Americans understand that the more than 112 million abortions performed in America in 1980 amount to a great moral evil, an assault on the sacredness of human life.

There is nothing wrong with America that Americans can't fix.

The work of volunteer groups throughout our country represents the very heart and soul of America. They have helped make this the most compassionate, generous, and humane society that ever existed on the face of this earth.

The current tax code is a daily mugging.

I hope the people on Wall Street will pay attention to the people on Main Street. If they do, they will see there is a rising tide of confidence in the future of America.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

For the eight years I was president I never let my dream of a nuclear-free world fade from my mind.