“Truth is the glue that holds government together.”
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I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.
All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.