George W. Bush

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

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write.

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

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.

Americans are rising to the tasks of history and they expect the same of us.

This way of life is worth defending.

Leadership to me means duty, honor country. It means character and it means listening from time to time.

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.

States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.

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.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies when I first got elected was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

For diplomacy to be effective words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.

Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.

The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

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

We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below and it's a valley of peace.