We've got a cultural issue in America. We've got to change the whole way the issue is looked at. That's the mission. Some in the political process don't have enough patience for that, and I probably don't either.

The students at Yale came from all different backgrounds and all parts of the country. Within months, I knew many of them.

It was much easier for me to endure the belittling than it was to watch my dad get belittled.

Today the Justice Department did issue a blanket alert. It was in recognition of a general threat we received. This is not the first time the Justice Department have acted like this. I hope it is the last. But given the attitude of the evildoers, it may not be.

Iraq and Afghanistan are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace.

The terrorists can kill the innocent, but they cannot stop the advance of freedom.

The principle I believe in is the principle of protecting our nation. I believe that the United States has the right to attack any country it views as a threat at a time and place of its choosing.