In the battle for preserving sound social and moral norms, many religious institutions can no longer be counted as allies.

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed.

America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.

Responsible persons are mature people who have taken charge of themselves and their conduct, who own their actions and own up to them--who answer for them.

Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in many ways makes you who you are. Just as it's a virtue to honor your parents, it's a good and admirable thing to honor the land you call home.

The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people.

Nothing in recent years, on television or anywhere else, has improved on a good story that begins "Once upon a time..."