The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession.

I would like to remembered as President as somebody who did not compromise principles in order to try to be loved or liked.

I understand I'm running against a person who is so anxious to become president, he will do whatever it takes.

Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.

Freedom is on the march in this world. I believe everybody in the Middle East desires to live in freedom. I believe women in the Middle East want to live in a free society. I believe mothers and fathers want to raise their children in a free and peaceful world. I believe all these things, because freedom is not America's gift to the world, freedom is the almighty God's gift to each man and woman in this world.

Look, history is interesting. I read three books on George Washington last year. And my opinion is that if they're still analyzing the first president, the 43rd president ought to be doing what he thinks is right. And eventually, historians will come and realize whether... the decisions I made made sense.