With freedom goes responsibility, a responsibility that can only be met by the individual himself.

How could an actor become president?

I told you once that [our marriage] was like an adolescent's dream of what marriage should be like. That hasn't changed.

We don't celebrate dependence day on the Fourth of July. We celebrate Independence Day.

Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay the price.

We believe faith and freedom must be our guiding stars, for they show us truth, they make us brave, give us hope, and leave us wiser than we were.

As two proud and independent peoples, there is much that distinguishes us one from the other, but there is also much that we share: a vast continent, with its common hardships and uncommon duties; generations of mutual respect and support, and an abiding friendship that grows ever stronger.