"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history."

"We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time. We chose a special man to lead us in a special time. We chose Mitt Romney to lead our nation."

"And here's the fact: the fact is it doesn't solve the problem. First of all, if you taxed these people at 100 percent, basically next year you said, 'Look, every penny you make next year the government's going to take it from you,' it still doesn't solve the debt."

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future."

"Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good."

"I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave."