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You cannot be this successful without having God on your side.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

In order to restore our country to the principles on which it was founded, we need to elect leaders that believe in the principles of the party, not just the power of the party.

No convention on God's foot-stool can, or has a right to, run me and make anything but a Democrat out of me.

Tonight, I want to say to every member of the democratic party, who believes in limited government, in personal opportunity and the united States constitution, and a safe and secure America, come home. To the Reagan Democrats, your party has left you. And the Republican party wants you, we welcome you back.

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

A republican government can only be supported by virtue; and the end of all our legislation should be to encourage our fellow citizens in its daily practice.

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.

I want everyone in the Republican party who opposed me to know this: you are welcome to join this people's crusade. Come aboard. You are both welcome and needed. If we unite, we'll win - and we'll rebuild New York.