For states that support terror, it is not enough that the consequences be costly-they must be devastating

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

I may be the only person, the only presidential candidate who never carried the state in which he was born.

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

I strongly believe that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman. I'm troubled by activist judges who are defining marriage. I've watched carefully what's happened in San Francisco where licenses were being issued, even though the law states otherwise. I have consistently stated that I will support law to protect marriage between a man and a woman. And obviously these events are influencing my decision.

The resolution approved today presents the Iraqi regime with a test - a final test.

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