The advance of human freedom - the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time - now depends on us. Our nation - this generation - will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

Foreign fighters are travelling into Iraq to make it a front line in the war on terror. And I would rather defeat them there than face them in our own country.

The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.

I confirmed to the prime minister that we appreciate our friendship.

Every American should have absolute control over his or her personal information

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

The course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others.