We seek a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary school prayer. God should never have been expelled from America's classrooms in the first place.

There is a flickering spark in us all which, if struck at just the right age...can light the rest of our lives, elevating our ideals, deepening our tolerance, and sharpening our appetite for knowledge about the rest of the world. Educational and cultural exchanges...provide a perfect opportunity for this precious spark to grow, making us more sensitive and wiser international citizens through our careers.

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

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Abraham Lincoln freed the black man. In many ways, Dr. King freed the white man. How did he accomplish this tremendous feat? Where others - white and black - preached hatred, he taught the principles of love and nonviolence.

If not us, who? And if not now, when?

I hope Americans will read and study the Bible in the coming year. It's my firm belief that the enduring values, as I say, presented in its pages have a great meaning for each of us and for our nation.