Much of the left-liberal elite despise traditional religious beliefs ... in general, they are profoundly uncomfortable with religious institutions and the traditional values they embody.

It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.

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

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.

If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it.

The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day.

Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms.