May all of you as Americans never forget your heroic origins, never fail to seek Divine guidance, and never lose your natural God-given optimism.

The current tax code is a daily mugging.

In this new world economy, national boundaries are increasingly becoming obsolete.

Now, I happen to be an optimist.

Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others.

I just wanted to speak to you about something from the Internal Revenue Code. It is the last sentence of section 509A of the code and it reads: 'For purposes of paragraph 3, an organization described in paragraph 2 shall be deemed to include an organization described in section 501C-4, 5, or 6, which would be described in paragraph 2 if it were an organization described in section 501C-3.' And that's just one sentence out of those fifty-seven feet of books.

When those who are governed do too little, those who govern can - and often will - do too much.