"Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure."

"Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people."

"We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge."

"Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home."

"It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended."

"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

"Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war."

"And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department."