All real education is the architecture of the soul.

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.

I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. Children must learn to identify the forms and content of those traits.

We are here to help one another along life's journey.