In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher Miss Julia Coleman used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'

What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit not to transform it or destroy it.

We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people of every background to succeed and prosper. Under this approach the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds.

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.

I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well In moderation wine is good for you - mentally physically and spiritually.

By having a reverence for life we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good deep and alive.

And I hope that five years and 10 years from now I'll be a better man a more mature man a wiser man a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.