It takes courage to set priorities because doing so is an admission that American policy cannot be all things to all people - or rather to all interest groups

My Fox guys, I love every single one of them.

Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.

We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part of the problem is that, since 1998, there has been no way to even get minimal information about those programs except through intelligence means.

Diplomacy, if properly practiced, is not just talking for the sake of talking.

If a North Korean ballistic missile can reach Alaska, it can reach Vladivostok.

Tocqueville talked about "ceaseless agitation," citizens constantly use their institutions, constantly challenging them, constantly insisting upon their rights. It's also individuals taking responsibility for other individuals, recognition that no democracy works if they're weaklings.