Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.

Afghanistan is the most daring and ambition mission in the history of NATO.

There are some similarities, of course (between Iraq and Vietnam). Death is terrible.

The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.

No matter how advanced our economy might be, no matter how sophisticated our equipment becomes, for the foreseeable future we will still depend on fossil fuels.

And uh, so, I'm running for a reason. I'm answering this question here and the answer is, you cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative. And so to answer your question, I'm going to win because people sense my heart, know my sense of optimism and know where I want to lead the country. And I tease people by saying, "A leader, you can't say, follow me the world is going to be worse." I'm an optimistic person. I'm an inherently content person.

I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times.