My Record Is, Far As I Know,

We See Government's Mission As Fostering And Enabling The Important Realms - Our Businesses, Service Clubs, Little Leagues, Churches - To Flourish.

Our First Thought Is Always For Those On Life's First Rung, And How We Might Increase Their Chances Of Climbing.

All Great Enterprises Have A Pearl Of Faith At Their Core, And This Must Be Ours: That Americans Are Still A People Born To Liberty. That They Retain The Capacity For Self-government. That, Addressed As Free-born, Autonomous Men And Women Of God-given Dignity, They Will Rise Yet Again To Drive Back A Mortal Enemy.

I Refer, Of Course, To The Debts Our Nation Has Amassed For Itself Over Decades Of Indulgence. It Is The New Red Menace, This Time Consisting Of Ink. We Can Debate Its Origins Endlessly And Search For Villains On Ideological Grounds, But The Reality Is Pure Arithmetic.

When Business Leaders Ask Me What They Can Do For Indiana, I Always Reply: 'make Money. Go Make Money. That's The First Act Of Corporate Citizenship. If You Do That, You'll Have To Hire Someone Else, And You'll Have Enough Profit To Help One Of Those Non-profits We're So Proud Of.'