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.

Our aim is a democratic peace.

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake.

Freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power.

Nobody's ever suggested that the attacks of September the 11th were ordered by Iraq. I have suggested, however, that resentment and the lack of hope create the breeding grounds for terrorists who are willing to use suiciders to kill, to achieve an objective. I have made that case.

In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front.