My pan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national debt.

For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

I hear a lot of talk about civil war. I'm concerned about that, of course. And I've talked to a lot of people about it. And what I've found from my talks are that the Iraqis want a unified country and that the Iraqi leadership is determined to thwart the efforts of the extremists and the radicals.

I encourage employers to permit their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend the noontime services to pray for our land.

I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at.

Some people are going to like the decisions I made, some people are not going to like the decisions that I made. That's just the way it is.

The advance of human freedom - the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time - now depends on us. Our nation - this generation - will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.