Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great.

On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood. Whether our fathers are near at hand or a continent away, with their families or watching from the light of eternity, we take this day to remember them, to say our thanks for the years they have given us, and to ask that they receive God's blessings.

May each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute works that will leave the world a little better for your having been here.

Since when do we in America believe that our society is made up of two diametrically opposed classes - one rich, one poor - both in a permanent state of conflict and neither able to get ahead except at the expense of the other? Since when do we in America accept this alien and discredited theory of social and class warfare? Since when do we in America endorse the politics of envy and division?

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector.

You on the cutting edge of technology have already made yesterday's impossibilities the commonplace realities of today.