The Washington Times - February 9, 2012, 12:37PM

No President — from either party — is more powerful than the Constitution of the United States.

You all know that your job is to share that message with others.

The theme of this year’s CPAC is a question that, for us, answers itself. “Do we still hold these truths?”

And rarely in my lifetime or yours have we had such an opportunity or an obligation to prove that we do.

So I want to thank you all for your devotion to the Constitution and to the principles that inform it.

I want to thank you for your determination and energy in supporting candidates who share our views.

It’s through your devotion and your commitment to the cause of liberty that liberty is preserved.

It won’t happen any other way. 

As Reagan famously put it:  “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

You are doing that necessary work.

And the rest of us are very grateful that you are.