I believe that we're in an ideological struggle; I believe the only way to marginalize those who murder the innocent, to achieve our ideological objectives, is to spread democracy and freedom.

In spite of conflicting signals - and in spite of a popular culture that sometimes puts down their innocence - most of our kids are good kids. Large numbers do volunteer work. Nearly all believe in God, and most practice their faith. Teen pregnancy and violence are actually going down. Across America, under a program called True Love Waits, nearly a million teens have pledged themselves to abstain from sex until marriage.

There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like.

Those who make war against the United States have chosen their own destruction.

The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.

I have something else to ask you, to ask every American. I ask you to pray for this great nation.

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.