I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.

The truth of the matter is that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community.

I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

The only time I get frustrated with activist criticism is if I have recognized them, and invited them to work with me to figure out how we solve this problem that they're concerned about, and either they don't engage out of the sense of purity - "I'm not going to shake his hand" - or you're not sufficiently prepared so you don't even know what to ask for, or you're not being strategic as an activist and trying to figure out how the process has to work in order for you to get what you want.

Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.