The only society I like is rough and tough and the tougher the better. There's where you get down to bedrock and meet human people.

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time.

That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.

It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong and about the law just punishment and discipline.

The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities our families our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America America. In our best days we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities large and small.