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

By tearing down the wall between law enforcement and the intelligence community, we have been able to share information in a way that was virtually impossible before the Patriot Act.

For the first time in a long time, our leaders in Washington understand what Americans of all religious backgrounds have long held to be true: through faith, all things are possible.

To those who scare peace loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: your tactics aid terrorists for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve. They give ammunition to America's enemies and pause to America's friends.

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator.

Nothing that we have authorized conflicts with any law regarding privacy or any provision of the constitution.

The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.