Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war.

Democracy will be transformative. It will help other societies realize the benefits of freedom. Nothing's as big as that, in terms of peace.

I didn't try to be something I wasn't.

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. And the facts are that thousands of small businesses-Hispanically owned or otherwise-pay taxes at the highest marginal rate.

It helps me sleep at night.

I'm comfortable that I made the best decisions I possibly could.