The United States is committed to a regional order rooted in international rules and norms, including freedom of navigation, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. That's the only way to ensure our common security.

We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy.

If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost.

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.

We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask you to fight, to sacrifice, to risk your lives for your country. The last thing you should have to do is fight for a job when you come home.

I would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view that we underestimate our power when we restrict it to just our military power. We shortchange our influence and our ability to shape events when that's the only tool we think we have in the toolbox.