There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children.

I wanted to continue to be active on those things that I cared about when I was president where I could still have an impact.

The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow.

When it comes to anything that's social, whether it's your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport.

We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national effort. We can start right now.

Character is a journey, not a destination.

Just as war is freedom's cost, disagreement is freedom's privilege.