I Was Not Elected To Serve One

We Will Allow Private And Religious Groups To Compete To Provide Services In Every Federal, State And Local Social Program.

I View My Time In Politics As A Chapter, Not My Life.

No President Ever Puts American Lives At Risk Without A Terrible Sense Of Responsibility. And No American Ever Hears Or Reads Of A Soldier’s Death Without Saying A Silent Prayer For The Dead Hero Or Thinking Of The Grief Of The Family And Friends. Every Young Man Or Woman Who Dies Represents A Life With Its Own Dreams And Plans, Extinguished So Suddenly. But All Said And Done, It Is Our Responsibility To See That (1) We Never Put Our Troops In Situations Where They Are Subject To Unnecessary Risk, And (2) We Give Them All Our Support At All Times.

By Promoting Liberty Abroad, We Will Build A Safer World. By Encouraging Liberty At Home, We Will Build A More Hopeful America.

I Would Say The Best Moment Of All Was When I Caught A 7.5-lb. Perch In My Lake. (answering A Reporter Who Asked Him To Name The Best Moment Of His Presidency.)