I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.

"Reinvention" is a word that doesn't fit into my vocabulary.

The best way to defeat an ideology is with a better ideology. And I believe democracy is a better ideology.

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

We'll continue to speak out in a respectful way; never challenging somebody's love for America when you criticize their strategies or their point of view.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.

Our goal in Iraq is victory. Our goal is for a young democracy to be able to sustain itself, govern itself, and defend itself and serve as an ally in the war on terror.