I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

When cruelty is inflicted on innocent people, it discredits whatever cause.

Together, we'll build a far better future for America -- a future of growth, opportunity, and security, anchored by the values of a people who are confident, compassionate, and whose heart is good.

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war. It's to be prepared for peace. There's a sign over the entrance to the Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state, and that sign says it all: 'Peace is our profession'.

There are no words to express the extraordinary strength and character of this breed of people we call American. They are the kind of men and women Tom Paine had in mind when he wrote, during the darkest days of the American Revolution, we have it in our power to begin the world over again.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.