It's good to see so many friends here in the Rose Garden. This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national - really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it.

That's important when you are running an organization so that the people who work with you know what you believe in and know those beliefs won't change.

I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly as I can.

Our long-term security depends on our deep faith in liberty. And we'll continue to promote freedom around the world.

Because European countries now resolve differences through negotiation and consensus, there's sometimes an assumption that the entire world functions in the same way. But let us never forget ... beyond Europe's borders, in a world where oppression and violence are very real, liberation is still a moral goal, and freedom and security still need defenders.

I love my brother, and I respect his service, i haven't been in Washington ... ever. I'm not part of Washington.

I believe that God wants me to be president.