I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount.

Don't get cynical. Don't ever think you can't make a difference.

The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that we have to be extraordinarily aggressive and vigilant in controlling nuclear proliferation.

If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership.

We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime.

We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.

The Cold War has been over for a long time. I'm not interested in having battles that, frankly, started before I was born.