I will stand with Israel if they are attacked.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My task has also been to try to figure out how do we address some of the structural problems in the economy that have prevented more Googles from being created.

Ask Osama bin Laden and the 22-out-of-30 top al-Qaida leaders who've been taken off the field whether I engage in appeasement. Or whoever is left out there, ask them about that.

You now have the potential of 200 people deciding who ends up being elected president every single time.

I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake, evil does exist in the world.

I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks.