I'm oftentimes asked, What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It means a lot. It means a lot morally, it means a lot from a -- it's in our national interest.

We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

By heritage and by choice, the United States of America will make that stand.

I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.

It was a privilege to be president and it is a privilege to be a former president and I believe that I have got a chance to be a part of something that is influential - but not for my sake, but for the sake of people dying in Africa or people worried about a free society in their countries or people who wonder whether there will be a free market.

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.

I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.