I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.

Africa needs help, no question about that but I'd rather prefer that the money is channeled. That's what I call smart aid; it's channeled through African civil society groups. These are the groups which can be held more accountable. These are the groups which will sort of monitor how the aid money is spent.

They've seen me make decisions, they've seen me under trying times, they've seen me weep, they've seen me laugh, they've seen me hug. And they know who I am, and I believe they're comfortable with the fact that they know I'm not going to shift principles or shift positions based upon polls and focus groups.

The course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others.

I don't worry about long-term history. I won't be around to read it.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

We will not permit the triumph of violence in the affairs of men; free people will set the course of history.