George H.W. Bush: “Americans do not have to be Irish to treasure Ireland's contributions or to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.”

President George W. Bush expanded their scope and pace, and doubled their budgets.

A nation that can feed itself is a nation more secure.

More than 220 years later, Washington's warning feels strikingly relevant.

Strength is not empty rhetoric. It's not bluster. And in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room.