In the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty.

The problem is, there was plenty of trash talk during my presidency. A lot.

I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways.

Whatever party you're in in America, our troops deserve the full support of our government.

In Iraq we are fighting against men with blind hatred and armed with lethal weapons who are capable of any atrocity. They wear no uniform; they respect no laws of warfare or morality. They take innocent lives to create chaos for the cameras.

I've written a book that hopefully will give people a sense of what [presidency] was like. I hope my friends read it and say, "Now I understand." I hope my detractors read it and say, "Well, I better understand."

I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.