What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind.

We live in a world where people don't all have the same scruples, where all blows can be given, and where, in order to down somebody, all means can be used. Nothing will lead me astray from the path that I have chosen.

In a presidential campaign, you can't lie. You can't hide what you are and what you want. You can't hide what kind of President you'll be. You can't keep on talking about nothing indefinitely and committing to nothing, you can't keep running away from debate, masking the challenges.

Nothing - I mean nothing - and no-one - I mean no-one - will stop me going through to the end, and trying to be ready for the challenge of 2007.

France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden...something of which I am not proud.

We want to put a stop to tax havens. We want results on this, with a list of tax havens and a series of consequences.

I don't give any gifts to the rich.