America is literally the breadbasket of the world.

We are too generous a people to allow this to happen.

There's not a lot of glory in our task, but I'm determined that, when this administration leaves the stage, the American people will have a Federal Government that operates in a businesslike manner.

If even one American child is forced to go to bed hungry at night, or if one senior citizen is denied the dignity of proper nutrition, that is a national tragedy.

With the cornerstones of our economic program in place, it's time to shine the limelight on another mammoth challenge.

We came here vowing to rein in the unwieldy Federal bureaucracy and get this government running as honestly and efficiently as any successful American business.

Inflation, which had hit double digits when we took office, is running at the lowest annual rate in more than 15 years—2.6 percent for the last 12 months.

No child, senior citizen, deserted mother or invalid should have to go hungry in America.

I'm proud to report that through the strike force efforts of our departmental I.G. offices, 29.3 billion tax dollars have been saved or put to better use so far.

America's economic pulse is getting stronger and steadier every day.

I am deeply concerned about the extent to which we have a problem that should not exist in this great and wealthy country.

The explicit promise in the Declaration that we're endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights was meant for all of us.

Let’s remember what we’re all about.

Our last great pillar of our agenda is opportunity—or for economic growth.

Civil-rights laws are among the most heinous intrusions upon individual liberty.

We're determined to build an agenda for opportunity on three pillars: excellence, equality, and growth—economic growth.

It's time to bury the myth that bigger government brings more opportunity and compassion.

We must preserve the noble promise of the American dream for every man, woman, and child in this land.