3 December 2020 Bob Riley The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope – and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don’t waste anytime thinking about future elections until we’ve done our jobs here.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama’s future than an investment in education.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America ‘s leadership and the sacrifices of our military.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children’s classrooms and in their future.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley For too long, we have focused on our differences – in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs – rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.
3 December 2020 Bob Riley The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live.