The Great Thing About America Is Everybody

Freedom Itself Was Attacked This Morning By A Faceless Coward, And Freedom Will Be Defended.

As A Matter Of Fact, It's In Our Interests That We Help Reformers Across The Middle East Achieve Their Objectives. This Is The Fundamental Challenge Of The 21st Century.

I Believe It Is In The National Interest That Government Stand Side-by-side With People Of Faith Who Work To Change Lives For The Better. I Understand In The Past, Some In Government Have Said Government Cannot Stand Side-by-side With People Of Faith. Let Me Put It More Bluntly, Government Can't Spend Money On Religious Programs Simply Because There's A Rabbi On The Board, Cross On The Wall, Or A Crescent On The Door. I Viewed This As Not Only Bad Social Policy - Because Policy By-passed The Great Works Of Compassion And Healing That Take Place - I Viewed It As Discrimination.

Through Centuries Of Struggle, Jews Across The World Have Been Witnesses Not Only Against The Crimes Of Men, But For Faith In God And God Alone. Theirs Is A Story Of Defiance And Oppression, And Patience In Tribulation Reaching Back To The Exodus And Their Exile. That Story Continued In The Founding Of The State Of Israel. That Story Continues In The Defense Of The State Of Israel.

Please Don't Look At The Part Of The Glass That Is Only Half Full.