They found a government that protected their labor, educated their children, and provided help to those of their fellow citizens who were in need. They found their dream in America and passed that dream on to their children. Our vision rests on values. Values because they are the conscience of a society. Values which must be lived and not just preached.
Children learn values by watching their parents in their homes.
Values which are then reinforced in their churches and places of worship, in their schools and in the communities in which they live. And values fuel families. Families that are bound together by love and commitment. Families that come together as communities to defeat the scourge of drugs and crime and incivility that threatens us. That's why we Republicans believe that the family, fueled by values, must be restored to the central place in American life if we are to keep the dream alive.