I do think there is too much violence on television.

My own religious convictions on the abortion issue are in conflict with the laws that our nation must observe.

Our public opinion polls have shown since the convention that I have strong support from all religious groups.

I think abortion is wrong and I think that government ought not ever do anything to encourage abortion.

My life has been shaped in the church.

I'm against cancer.

I am strongly opposed to the proliferation of new agencies, departments, bureaus, boards and commissions because it adds on to an already confused federal bureaucratic structure.

I would like to stop that if I am elected President.

I have been victorious in some hard-fought campaigns.

I think that the government should do everything possible to minimize abortions.

I would like to be known as the foremost protector of consumers.

I would do everything I could through moral persuasion and through my own actions as President to minimize a need for abortion.

I believe that the so-called prejudice against me because I am a southerner and because I'm a Baptist was overestimated to begin with.

I will insist on strict enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect our oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams from unneeded and harmful commercial pollution.

The prime responsibility of any President is to guarantee the security of our nation with a well organized and effective fighting force.

We depend on and must call upon the best talent we can find in the business world, labor, the professions, and most certainly, in the universities and the scientific and engineering community.

I believe we must undertake a comprehensive long-range assessment of our mineral reserves and the demand for them.

I see clearly the value of a strong system of free enterprise.