The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for pre-emptive action.

The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.

I want it to be said that the Bush administration was a results-oriented administration, because I believe the results of focusing our attention and energy on teaching children to read and having an education system that's responsive to the child and to the parents, as opposed to mired in a system that refuses to change, will make America what we want it to be - a more literate country and a hopefuller country.

I am committed to the First Amendment principles of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity. Whether Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, or Muslim, Americans should be able to participate in their constitutional free exercise of religion. I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the U.S. military to promote it.