I came to this office to solve problems, and not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.

I have a duty to protect the Executive Branch from legislative encroachment.

”Ariel Sharon is a man of courage and a man of peace.”

What's all this whining about the environment? They're always talking about 'stop the clearcuts.' I mean do the math people. If we were out of trees then we wouldn't have any clearcuts to be complaining about now would we?

If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly reject that assumption - that John Ashcroft is a openminded, inclusive person.

And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and so does the Secretary of Defense.

Terrorism against our nation will not stand.