People want to see other people who have 'non-negotiables,' things for which they're willing to say, 'This is it' we take our stand right here.' That's a leadership quality which people respect.

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a grant of any government or document, but is an endowment from God.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism

We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside.... If I had the authority to set it aside, this would be a dangerous government, and I wouldn't respect it.

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world.

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort