Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.
Fred ThompsonNow, being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be president. But it does reveal character. This is the kind of character that civilizations from the beginning of history have sought in their leaders.
Fred ThompsonThe average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in the Congress today.
Fred Thompson