The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They expect you to tell your children that the American people no longer have the will to cope with their problems, that the future will be one of sacrifice and few opportunities. My fellow citizens, I utterly reject that view.

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

We are going to put an end to the notion that the American taxpayer exists to fund the Federal Government.

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

I don't think any of us should forget that the security of America is our highest responsibility.

One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved, and it didn't upset my breakfast at all.

Those who have known freedom and then lost it, have never known it again