America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.

Anyway, after we go out and work our hearts out, after you go out and help us turn out the vote, after we've convinced the good Americans to vote, and while they're at it, pull that old George W lever, if I'm the one, when I put my hand on the Bible, when I put my hand on the Bible, that day when they swear us in, when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not - to uphold the laws of the land.

We're supposed to have guns. It says so in the Bible; and the second greatest book ever written, the Texas State Constitution.

I don't think you're entitled to read my mail between my daughters and me.

Imagine how difficult this issue would be if Iran had a nuclear weapon. And so therefore it's up to the international community, including the United States, to work in concert to - for effective diplomacy.

The will of the United States can be shaken by suiciders and suiciders who are willing to drive up to a Red Cross center, a center of international help and aid and comfort, and just kill. [...] The strategy remains the same. The tactics to respond to more suiciders driving cars will alter on the ground.

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.