Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.
The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got.
So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.
We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.
America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation.
The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law.
I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.
It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.
I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.
When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
