Education is the cornerstone of our communities and our country.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

Education is the gateway to achieving the American Dream, and reading is the most fundamental of skills.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well-being. The facts are there. The facts are crystal clear.

The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.