I'm A Sucker For Hero Worship.

I Do Not Believe In Taking Away The Right Of The Citizen For Sporting, For Hunting And So Forth, Or For Home Defense. But I Do Believe That An Ak-47, A Machine Gun, Is Not A Sporting Weapon Or Needed For Defense Of A Home.

Perhaps There Is A Simple Answer -- Not An Easy Answer -- But Simple: If You And I Have The Courage To Tell Our Elected Officials That We Want Our National Policy Based On What We Know In Our Hearts Is Morally Right.

Since I Came To The White House, I Got Two Hearing Aids, A Colon Operation, Skin Cancer, A Prostate Operation, And I Was Shot. The Damn Thing Is, I've Never Felt Better In My Life.

... The Moral Equal Of Our Founding Fathers.

A Nation's Greatness Is Measured Not Just By Its Gross National Product Or Military Power, But By The Strength Of Its Devotion To The Principles And Values That Bind Its People And Define Their Character.