I understand religion is a walk, it's a journey. And I fully recognize that I'm a sinner, just like you.

If most of the breaks go to wealthy people it's because most of the people who pay taxes are wealthy.

The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself.

We all know that men and women can be good without faith. And we also know that faith is an incredibly important source of goodness in our country.

Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is.

America will not pretend that jailed dissidents prefer their chains, or that women welcome humiliation and servitude, or that any human being aspires to live at the mercy of bullies.... ...Liberty will come to those who love it.

People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.