The United States has, unfortunately, been victimized by terrorism going back decades.

I would have to make an evaluation based on the circumstances at the time I took office as to how much help they continue to need. Because it's not just the Taliban. We now are seeing outposts of, you know, fighters claiming to be affiliated with ISIS.

I think our great task is to make certain that our young men and women in the military do not get sucked into never- ending, perpetual warfare within the quagmire of Syria and Iraq. And I will do my very best to make sure that that doesn't happen.

Often those who are denied rights are least empowered to bring about the changes they seek.

Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality.

There's nothing magic about regulations, too much is bad, too little is bad.

The most important qualification is that the person I pick be ready to become president if something were to happen.