George W. Bush

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

We will not waver we will not tire we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.

Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation.

Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor. I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind.

Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.

The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.

I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.