If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that...

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that...

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer,...

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer,...

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around...

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around...

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a...

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a...

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should...

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should...

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not...

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not...

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist...

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist...

I know that the president will listen to what Senator Frist has to say. I'm...

I know that the president will listen to what Senator Frist has to say. I'm...

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about...

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about...