The founding of our Nation was more than a political event; it was an act of faith, a promise to Americans and to the entire world. The Declaration of Independence declared that people can govern themselves, that they can live in freedom with equal rights, that they can respect the rights of others. In the two centuries that have passed since 1776, millions upon millions of Americans have worked and taken up arms when necessary to make that dream a reality. We can be extremely proud of what they have accomplished. Today, we are the world's oldest republic. We are at peace. Our Nation and our way of life endure. We are free.

I am the first to admit that I am no great orator or no person that got where I have gotten by any William Jennings Bryan technique.

The Declaration was not a protest against government but against the excesses of government. It prescribed the proper role of government to secure the rights o…

The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion? I am confident of the …

There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We …

Let him who looks for a monument to Washington look around the United States. Your freedom, your independence, your national power, your prosperity, and your p…

Such things had occasionally been said by some political enthusiast in the olden time, but, for the first time in the history of the world, the representatives…