Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

I don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation.

Russians understand strength, and if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it.

The political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.

After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.

If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents.