President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together.

We have 400,000 small businesses forming every year in this country. How great is that? They are employing themselves, they are potentially employing others. The bad news is, we have 470,000 going out of business every year. And why? They cite Obamacare.

I want to commend the men and women at CPAC. As activists fighting for liberty, fighting for the Constitution, y'all are incredibly important. You are incredibly important number one in shocking and terrifying the mainstream media.

I do believe, in the long term, we will either get back to the principles that built America or we lose this country. And I'm an optimist.

Fifty-five years ago, when my dad was a penniless teenager, thank God some well-meaning bureaucrat didn't put his arm around him and say let me take care of you.

I want you to take a good, hard look at me, America, because this is exactly what you’ve got coming.

Keep government out of the money of the people, schools of the people, and will of the people.