Ronald Reagan

“ Two hundred years ago, when our Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution that has remained our charter of liberty, they began it with the immortal words, "We the People." These are but three words, yet they say everything about America and about Americans. ”

“ The spirit of "We the People" is the American spirit, and we Americans will always honor it and live by it. Just one example of this is our heritage of voluntarism, which is flourishing today. "We the People"-89 million of us-volunteer our time, energy, talents, and material resources to create a better America. There is no problem facing us today that volunteers are not addressing. ”

“ We have Godgiven dignity and rights neither granted by the state nor subject to it; we take responsibility for living our lives in freedom; and we come to the assistance of our neighbors in time of need. ”