I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.

I come from a world where accountability and accomplishments matter, and where titles and rhetoric take a back seat to results.

Margaret Thatcher was a great leader for her nation at a pivotal and a perilous time. So, I find the comparison flattering, but that's up to others to say whether that comparison is justified.

We've mismanaged going into Iraq.

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.

As president, I will stand up to the great human rights tests of our time - in China, Russia, and the Middle East. We must send a signal to our allies and adversaries that America is back in the leadership business.

I think more to the point, these pivotal times means something other than a politician. I understand the economy. I understand the world. I have a lot of foreign policy experience. I understand bureaucracies. I understand technology, and I understand leadership.