Everything that has happened in my life is because of good government and because the United States of America was the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.
I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.
I'm better for all the things that have happened to me, the good and the bad.
What makes America great was a government that was founded to be limited to doing one thing. I really believe the whole purpose of America, the aspirational value - why everybody who wants to come to this country wants to come here - was because we respected the dignity of every living person.
Those life experiences that helped shaped my political beliefs are with me in every position I take and every vote that I cast - whether it be in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, or improving our nation's education system.
I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge.
It is freedom that makes this the greatest country in the world. And it is freedom that so frequently keeps me on the optimistic side of life.
The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.
I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.
The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my father and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things.