If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator - life, liberty and freedom.

Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

Marriage is a religious and state issue.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.