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The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans' liberty at all times - both in war, and in peace.

And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government that honors our Constitution and stands up for the values that have made America, America: economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility.

I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation.

We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people.

I have been a firm believer in the federal structure of our country as enshrined in the Constitution.

Let all Americans sit down and read this great document. Since the Constitution's ratification, it has been the framework for our great nation.

Our Founding Fathers would be proud of all that America has achieved, and will continue to achieve, in the coming years.

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve President Obama and the country and proud of the progress we've made toward rebuilding trust in our financial system and moving our economy closer to recovery. It was a privilege to work with such a fine group of people at the White House and across the administration.

I want to thank the American people - on both sides of the aisle - for years of financial, diplomatic, and military support, and for helping us carry the burden of defense.