America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

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

I support the death penalty because I believe, if administered swiftly and justly, capital punishment is a deterrent against future violence and will save other innocent lives.

Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.'

So long as I'm the president, we will. I clearly see the challenge. I see the challenge of what these threats pose to our homeland, and I see the challenge of what these threats pose to the world.

... for those of us who lived through these events, the only marker we'll ever need is the tick of a clock at the 46th minute of the eighth hour of the 11th day.

I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.