Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

If our planes were shot down, yes, they's wake me right away. If the other fellows' were shot down, why wake me up?

Ending inflation means freeing all Americans from the terror of runaway living costs. ... We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we are in a time when there are no heroes just don't know where to look. ... Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

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

You hear a lot of jokes every once in a while about 'Silent Cal Coolidge.' The joke is on the people who make the jokes. Look at his record. He cut the taxes four times. We had probably the greatest growth and prosperity that we've ever known. I have taken heed of that because if he did that by doing nothing, maybe that's the answer.

It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so