I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.

We have also seen an economic crisis that is very serious within Venezuela, we are seeing cutbacks, I believe even more are coming in terms of electricity. Government employees no longer work on Fridays, and that has not been enough.

The erosion of equal opportunity is among the greatest threats to our exceptionalism as a nation. But it also provides us with an exciting and historic opportunity: to help more people than ever achieve the American Dream.

The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein does not in Iraq.

I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history.

Our brave men and women have made many sacrifices in just wars to defeat the forces of evil. We have exported our greatest values: freedom and opportunity, which have lifted millions out of poverty. At home, these values allow Americans to use their God-given potential and make their dreams reality.