The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch.

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.

We are special because we've been united not by a common race or ethnicity. We're bound together by common values. That family is the most important institution in society. That almighty God is the source of all we have.

This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness. And if we stay on this road we're on right now, our children are going to be the first Americans ever to inherit a diminished country.

America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.

I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history.

We are a people that have always celebrated other people's success so long as we always had the opportunity to meet that success ourselves. That is the American nature. That is the American character. That is one of the things that makes us different from the rest of the world. And I'm afraid we could lose that or are on the verge of losing that.

Our national motto is 'In God we Trust,' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.

Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.

You cannot do anything without God.It's a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God.