First up is reference to a speech made by US President Barack Obama to the National Academy of Sciences in April 2009. Here is a snippet:
….. we are restoring science to its rightful place. On March 9th, I signed an executive memorandum with a clear message: Under my administration, the days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over. Our progress as a nation — and our values as a nation — are rooted in free and open inquiry. To undermine scientific integrity is to undermine our democracy. It is contrary to our way of life.
The full transcript can be found at www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/27/obama_speech_academy_of_sciences_transcript_96221.html