It is hubris that has gotten us into trouble in Washington. It is humility, principled leadership, and unwavering faith in the power of the states, the people, and our Constitution that will get us out.
Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
Public confidence in the elective process is the foundation of public confidence in government.
In a democracy, the one thing that cannot be done is to destroy its trust, its hope, its idealism.
Evangelicals have, for decades, believed that the country was more conservative than not, more Christian than not. The bipartisanship on religious liberty and the civic faith of the country was conducive to that. Now they've woken up to a reality in the Obama years that this was a polite fiction.
If America has a civic religion, the First Amendment is its central article of faith.
The true religion of America has always been America.
We believe in American government, and we fully expect that those who now denigrate it, and even despise it, will soon or late find themselves turning to it in necessity, even desperation.
I believe in this country [the USA], I love this country, I believe in the idea of this country, and this country is an idea.
Americanism consists in utterly believing in the principles of America.
I still have great faith in democracy. I have great belief in the power of community.
We shouldn't assume that government is always trying to do the wrong thing.
We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith... Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.
I want to make sure the people we elect to office believe in America.
We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles.
