The American people have got a touchstone: Which party voted for the tools necessary to protect America and which party didn't? And that's what I'm trying to get people to focus on.

International law? I better call my lawyer; he didn't bring that up to me.

As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.

The Bob Jones policy on interracial dating, I mean I spoke out on interracial dating. I spoke against that. I spoke out against interracial dating. I support the policy of interracial dating.

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.

Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.

The future success of our nation depends on our ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of character to make the right choices.