I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance.

You can make peace with an enemy, if the enemy abandons the idea of destroying you. That is the critical test. Democracies fail to understand what I just said.

There’s no one in Israel who appreciates more than me the importance of American support for Israel.

Saving lives is more important than preserving the quality of life. Quality of life is always amenable to improvement. Death is permanent.

Some will criticize me no matter what I do.

I think it's my responsibility, to speak up when something threatens our very future.

The Czech Republic stood with the U.S., Canada and a handful of other countries against the prevailing international current, but history has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.