It's in our States and communities that we find many of the most innovating and exciting answers to our problems.

Anything we do, any change we make, must strengthen, support, and give encouragement to the family.

We must once again make a wholesale, conscious commitment to strengthening and protecting those basic family values.

I now lift a glass to all of you, to our country, may her 50 States and 5 territories always shine as the stars in the constellation of freedom and democracy.

The best thing the Federal Government can do for the States is get out of your pockets and out of your way.

It's clear that centralized planning doesn't work here anymore than it works in socialist countries.

I simply told them there would be speeches after the meal.

Having been a Governor, I can sympathize that sometimes it feels like you're out in the middle of the arena and the voters are rooting for the lions.

I used the word 'challenges,' not 'threats.'

But, yes, this new prosperity on the part of other nations does involve certain challenges.

Working together I'm confident that we'll go on to still more jobs and even greater prosperity.

This quest for excellence must be a great national undertaking that challenges Americans to achieve their best.