I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation that anyone's child, even from the humblest of families, could grow up to own a business or corporation.

I have learned that one of the most important rules in politics is poise - which means looking like an owl after you have behaved like a jackass.

We may be the generation that sees Armageddon.

People do not make wars; governments do.

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down.

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

I have seen the rise and fall of Nazi tyranny, the subsequent cold war and the nuclear nightmare that for fifty years haunted the dreams of children everywhere. During that time my generation defeated totalitarianism. As a result, your world is poised for better tomorrows. What will you do on your journey?