America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government, it comes from the creator of life. |
America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. |
Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us. |
Americans understand, by and large, that the price of crude oil is going up and that the prices are going up, but what they do not want and will not accept is manipulation of the market, and neither will I. |
an extraordinary opportunity to address the importance of religious tolerance. |
And I believe if he does that, and continues to do what he is doing, it will provide relief ... on a situation that is still serious. |
And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read? |
And it's one of the wonderful -- it's like earning capital. You asked, do I feel free. Let me put it to you this way: I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style. That's what happened in the -- after the 2000 election, I earned some capital. I've earned capital in this election -- and I'm going to spend it... |
And so I want to thank you all for coming. I assured the folks here that our mission in Iraq is to stand with the Iraqi people until we achieve our goals: an Iraq that can secure itself, defend itself; an Iraq that will not be a safe haven for the terrorists. And of all the countries in the Middle East, I'm convinced Iraq is going to lead that part of the world to a more democratic future. The Iraqi people are brave and courageous and smart people. |
Any outlaw regime that has ties to terrorist groups or seeks to possess weapons of mass destruction is a grave danger to the civilized world and will be confronted. |
are not just unfair, they are unsound and would hurt the American economy. |
Are the American people really behind me, as I take on Saddam Hussein? |
as brutal an enemy as we have ever faced, unconstrained by any notion of common humanity and by the rules of warfare. |
As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards. |
As long as I sit in this chair, all future catastrophes will be planned by me. |