john winthrop encouraged those on board. u.n. on toquote from deuteronomy where moses made a tremendous sermon where he said we put before you. we choose good or we choose bed. we choose life for we choose death. it was at that moment when john winthrop and the pilgrims had to make a choice. what would they choose? would they choose to stay? or would they choose to go? at that moment, in the midst of that sermon, they had to make a choice and choice was made. the choice was not to settle. the choice was to trust in almighty god and him they moved and had their being and a trusted. that was the founding for this nation, the choice but john winthrop made, the choice that the pilgrims made. it was not easy. it was hard. usually when we settle, it is a short-term ease but is it is the long-term hard that the lord often asks us to choose. as our founders shows no less, they gave us the most magnificent document any nation has ever been given, the declaration of independence. we are the nation that was founded upon the creed and the de

this is what john winthrop wrote. he said, for we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. the eyes of all people are upon us. if we shall -- and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story. john winthrop encouraged those who were on board. he went on to quote from the book of deuteronomy chapter 30 were moses said, and here we put before you, which is good or reaches bad. we choose life or we choose death. it was at that moment when it john winthrop and the pilgrims had to make a choice. what would they choose? would they choose to stay or what they choose to go? at that moment, in the midst of that sermon, they had to make a choice. the choice was made. the choice was not to settle. the choice was to trust in almighty god. in hem, -- in him, they trusted. that was the founding for this nation. the choice that the pilgrims made. it was not easy. it was hard. when we settle, it is a short- term east, but it is the long term heart that the lord asks us to choose. they gave u

ronald reagan told us and reminded us of what john winthrop said in 1630.e are on that shining city on the hill. great -- greatness is what we were created to be, and a magnificent nation, and again this is what we can embrace if we have taleadership. -- that leadership. i know we can. and it's just not obama care but also in the issue of immigration. what we have seen with president obama, he's opened up our borders and not closed our borders. as president of the united states, i will build a fence on our southern borders against illegal immigration. and we will not have taxpayers subsubidized benefits for illegal immigrants or their children. with president obama we have seen him subject to crony capitalism. most recently in the example of salinda. how many of you have heard of this? this is one of the great benefits of the stimulus program. $535 million to go to a political donor of president obama. and you can also count on vice president joe biden to tell you the truth. and vice president joe biden said this about the loan guarantee program for salind

those comments were also given in a sermon by john winthrop when he was on the air bella with some of the early pilgrims in 1630. he encouraged the pilgrims to live their lives in such a way. once they came to the united states that their lives would be that shining city on the hill. and, again, he went on to say that if we don't choose to live our lives that way, our nation will become but a by word and store -- inl now is our time for choosing. if we choose to live under the principals of the constitution, we will remain that shining city on the hill. but if we choose to disregard those principles, then we may be what reverend winthrop warned, become a by wood and story for the ages. i don't believe that's what the american people are choosing. some of our leaders in washington may so choose. but that's not what the american people are choosing. >> how do you take us to the next level of our destiny? what access president, leadership, yes, what acts in leadership would you use to take us beyond the shining city on the hill? >> what i would do as president of the united states is mak

ronald reagan told us, he reminded us of what john winthrop said in 1630, we are the shining city on hill. that is who we are. greatness is what we were created to be. a majestic nation is what we were meant to be. and a majestic, magnificent, great nation is, again, what we can embrace if we have that leadership. i know we can. [applause] and it isn't just obama care. it is the issue of immigration. because what we've seen with president obama is that he has opened up our borders not closed our borders. as president of the united states i will build a fence on our southern border against illegal immigration. and we will not have taxpayer subsidized benefits for illegal immigrants or for their children. with president obama we have seen him subject to crony capitalism, most recently in the example of cylindra? this was one of the great benefits of the stimulus program. $535 million to go to a political donor of president obama and you can always count on vice president joe biden to tell you the truth. and vice president joe biden said this about the loan guarantee program, the stimul

my -- one of my favorite pieces of writing is john winthrop's sermon a model of christian charity wheree imagines new england as a city on a hill. i love them as thinkers and writers. one reason i wanted to write about them is when someone says puritans people think of them as stupid and these were the most educator, intelligent abstract thinkers of all time. they just happened to be born before the age of reason. the other thing i love about them that is at the heart of winthrop's sermon is there communalism. their love of one another and the idea of community. it is this poem of community that we must be as members of the same body to rejoice together and suffered together and mourn together as members of the same body. there's something beautiful and idealistic about that. is also the force of the whole dark side of that community that anyone who spoke out for didn't conform to their narrow ideas and ideals were banished. it is a refusal to tolerate the ideals of others. it is an even-handed portrait of them but there are things i do admire about them. >> host: where did you grow up?