I Couldn't Wait To Start The Day.

Conservatism Has Always Meant More To Me Than Simply Sticking Up For Private Property & Free Enterprise. It Has Also Meant Defending Our Heritage & Preserving Our Values.

Too Often Critics Seem More Intent On Seeking New Ways To Alter Congress Than To Truly Learn How It Functions. They Might Well Profit From The Advice Of Thomas Huxley, Who Said A Century Ago: Sit Down Before Facts As A Little Child, Be Prepared To Give Up Every Preconceived Notionor You Shall Learn Nothing.

I'm A Ford, Not A Lincoln. My Addresses Will Never Be As Eloquent As Mr. Lincoln's. But I Will Do My Very Best To Equal His Brevity And His Plain Speaking.

The Constitution Is The Bedrock Of All Our Freedoms; Guard And Cherish It; Keep Honor And Order In Your Own House; And The Republic Will Endure.

I Hope Never To See The Day That I Cannot Admit Having Made A Mistake.