We must embrace the power of faith, but we must never confuse politics and piety. For me, may I say that it is against my religion to impose my religion.

This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers.

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

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

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.

Doing what is right in the face of adversity is not always easy or popular. Critics may assail you, but the critics don't always realize what they don't know or don't understand, because they don't have access to all the information.

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk