As your President, I'll defend and uphold our values against any threat, foreign or domestic. And I'll make it possible for Americans to look forward again, past our problems, toward the future that the founding fathers dreamed we might achieve. We must keep America strong. We can't cut back our military forces when Russia and China still have thousands of nuclear missiles, and countries like North Korea keep trying to build their own. We've got to keep a lid on this situation and that means maintaining military superiority, whatever the cost.
Abortion is an intensely personal and private matter.
I'd like to see government get out of the way and let individuals deal with this on their own, in consultation with their families and their ministers. The federal government has no business sticking its nose into the education business. We Americans have traditionally kept education under the control of local governments, who are the best equipped to do that job. As president I'll support the initiatives proposed by State governors to reform the education system. The tax system needs to be reformed, and I promise to evaluate all reasonable proposals in this area.