Address To The Republican National Convention: AMERICAN DREAM FOR ALL OF US.

Ladies and gentlemen, fellow delegates from the Golden State of California and fellow delegates from across this great country.

We offer special thanks to all those Private Ryans who served over the decades -- so that tyranny would not stand.

Tonight, we gather to reflect on America's unique opportunity to lead the forward march of freedom and to fortify the peace.

We remember those great Republican Presidents who sustained American leadership through the decades, ended the Cold War and lifted our nuclear nightmare. Thank you -- Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush.

And we acknowledge together this remarkable truth: the future belongs to liberty -- fueled by markets and trade, protected by the rule of law and propelled by the fundamental rights of the individual. Information and knowledge can no longer be bottled up by the state. Prosperity flows to those who can tap the genius of their people.

We have a presidential nominee who knows what America must do to fulfill the promise of this new century. We have a nominee who knows the power of truth and honor. We have a nominee who will …