"Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now."

"You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party."

"Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator - life, liberty and freedom."

"I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up."

"When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more."

"It is a essential truth that strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence."

"Fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: I will try once more tomorrow. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."