Excerpts From

 Reason, Justice and Common Sense 

“An American birthright is optimism. From the daunting challenge of the fight to secure our first freedoms from England, we have always seen fit to challenge adversity. If the glass is half empty, we’ll fill it. If the battle is above our ability, we’ll rise to it. If the need is greater than our capacity, we’ll meet it. Whether soaring to the unknown risks of heavenly exploration, or facing the inevitable challenges on earth, Americans have the courage, tenacity, and inventiveness to shrink from nothing that limits them.”

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“Wealth is created by private actions. Through the combination of land, labor, capital, management, and creativity, we build, make and grow all that creates wealth. In the process, we create jobs, raise living standards, and empower all to rise to their interests and abilities. Government does not create jobs or wealth; it grows nothing (except debt), it makes nothing (except laws and regulations), and it builds nothing (except its own expansion).” 

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“We have not needed the permission of France, Germany, or the U.N. to act in our generosity, and we do not need it to act in our defense. We are a sovereign nation and, as such, have the right to act in any manner to protect our self-interest. That we welcome the support of just and freedom seeking allies is a reflection of our cooperative spirit, not a required mandate to act.”