Work and family are at the center of our lives, the foundation of our dignity as a free people.

They are our brothers, these freedom fighters.... They are the moral equal of our Founding Fathers and the brave men and women of the French Resistance. We cannot turn away from them, for the struggle here is not right versus left; it is right versus wrong.

If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.

I want you to know that this administration is motivated by a political philosophy that sees the greatness of America in you, her people, and in your families, churches, neighborhoods, communities - the institutions that foster and nourish values like concern for others and respect for the rule of law under God.

Christmas is a holiday that we celebrate not as individuals nor as a nation, but as a human family.

Those who have known freedom and then lost it, have never known it again

Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation that stands in silence and remembers those who were loved and who, in return, loved their countrymen enough to die for them.