The history of our nation is intertwined with a certain religious tradition, and that the First Amendment was not intended to result in the complete exclusion of religious beliefs from our public classrooms.

Too much of anything, even a good thing, may prove to be our undoing...[We] need ...to set definite boundaries on our appetites.

There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.

What you've got here is really a case of journalists making fun of people who believe in God and the devil.

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

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.

The President is the symbol of who the people of the United States are. He is the person who stands for us in the eyes of the world and the eyes of our children.