It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.
Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.
It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.
Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority.
Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.
When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in history.
Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.
Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable.
I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.
My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant.
My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
With my support, the House of Representatives recently voted to permanently repeal the death tax so that family farms and businesses can be passed down to children and grandchildren.
I can't turn on the television without seeing me, or open the newspaper without seeing me and, honestly, I'm sick to death of me.
I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.
I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.
The death tax should be completely and permanently repealed now in order to make the Tax Code fairer and simpler and to eliminate the harmful drag this tax has on the economy.
My constituents in Kansas know the death tax is a duplicative tax on small businesses and family farms that, in many cases, families have spent generations building.
Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.
My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.
Higher educating has so many challenges, and private higher education has a special challenge of ever rising tuition costs.