The framers, in their wisdom, designed the [political] system so that power's pretty disbursed.

Nobody's changing what you've got. You get to keep it.

On the spectrum of successful politicians, I'm not introverted the way some have been.

What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice.

Lincoln basically pulled in all the people who had been running against him into his Cabinet because, whatever personal feelings there were, the issue was 'How can we get this country through this time of crisis?' 

Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

Men have to take more responsibility. Men have to intervene