The future belongs to freedom, not to fear.

I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to the contrary are completely erroneous.

There are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no less morally compelling than war itself.

Glossed over the disastrous war and its multibillion-dollar price tag and implied again that our presence in Iraq is somehow improving the situation in that chaotic and turbulent country. The Congress must stand up against Bush's plan to escalate the war.

I think as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN, it's a good moment to rekindle our efforts to make multilateralism work yet again. And I'm proud to say that in the Iran agreement I think we did show that it can work.

The race for the White House should be about leadership, and leadership requires that one help heal the wounds of Vietnam, not reopen them.

Great challenges confront our great nation. We seek to meet them by rising to the task, not by defining our country down.