▶ "We live in an anaesthetized society."; "We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend."; "Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues."; "Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more than 72 million retirees drawing Social Security benefits."; "To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes."; …"There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster."; "The United States spends more money on African aid than any nation on earth."; "The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two."; "The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well."; "That said, ID does not qualify as science because it gives us nothing to test or measure. Science requires replicable tests involving measurable variables."; "Sure, science involves trial and error. Scientists refine theories each day. But as they do, they help us grasp more clearly the wonders of the world and the universe."; "Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness."; "Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons."; "Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home."; "It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies."; "It makes no sense to pack an auditorium with 5,000 people and then tell them to keep quiet."; "It is a common mistake these days to politicize anything and everything, including music."; "In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market."; "George W. Bush broke a mold four years ago: Even though he lost the popular vote, he governed as if he had won by acclamation."; "Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks."
