America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must be used to protect freedom and give all people hope for the opportunity to see the fruit of their own labor.
It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who uses that term about themselves really is truly conservative.
I worked in the media from the late 30's through the early 70's. Politics in general became more liberal both nationally and within the state as the years passed.
I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at the same time. That's the kind of customers we need!
I want our young people to believe as we did that there is no goal too high to reach if they are willing to work.
I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family.
I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up on behalf of the things God tells us are important to Him.
It still surprises me when I find something in any North Carolina newspaper that isn't mad at me about something.
Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.
It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations, not its abolishment.
I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.
What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the rewards are well worth it.
In subsequent years the groups you named had important roles in educating people about the real issues in Washington and Raleigh, and within the Democratic Party.
We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on the principles we claim to support.
There was no Congressional Club for my first campaign. There was no organized state group of Young Republicans, but there was a dedicated core of young people who volunteered to do anything my campaign needed.