“If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.”

“We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence and national traditions is not legitimate. In the long run, it is not even secure.”

“We are a nation that has a government--not the other way around.”

“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.”

“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.”

“The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God. ”