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The question is who ought to make that decision, the Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear. I'm a commander guy.
Education is how to help the person who's lost a job. Education is how to make sure we've got a workforce that's productive and competitive.
It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.
Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever.
And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and so does the Secretary of Defense.
I would like people to understand the rationale for my embryonic stem cell research decision and how the process became distorted over time.
And we need a full affront on an energy crisis that is real in California and looms for other parts of our country if we don't move quickly.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
Democracy will be transformative. It will help other societies realize the benefits of freedom. Nothing's as big as that, in terms of peace.
Torture continues to be practiced around the world by rogue regimes whose cruel methods match their determination to crush the human spirit.
Our enemies believed America was weak and materialistic, that we would splinter in fear and selfishness. They were as wrong as they are evil.
I was always at about 70/30. About 70 percent of the people of my district appreciated me, and about 30 percent had quite another view of me.
Either well succeed, or we wont succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian violence down. Success is not no violence.
Information is moving - you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.
Yes, we [USA] can be safe and secure, if we stay on the offense against the terrorists and if we spread freedom and liberty around the world.
The decisions I made are done. And history will judge whether or not they were correct. There's no such thing as accurate short-term history.
It's exciting for me to see [Laura Bush] busy and out there enjoying what she's doing. But we always make time to be with each other as well.
I feel a special kinship with our military personnel, veterans, and their families. After all, two of my decisions sent them into harm's way.
Tribal sovereignty means that. It's sovereign. You're a... you're a... you've been given sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity.
I wanted to make sure the last chapters of my life were full, and painting, it turns out, has helped occupy not only space but opened my mind.
Well, you know, I think the American people are sacrificing now. I think they're waiting in airport lines longer than they've ever had before.
Bill Clinton and I are friends; we see each other on the speaking circuit. He likes to be visible. I don't. And I draw no judgment either way.
Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.
One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system.
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.
I'm going to be involved with freedom; I'm going to be involved in the marketplace; I'm going to be involved in the accountability in schools.
When you see a threat, you just can't hope for the best in this day and age, where terrorists are capable of inflicting damage on the homeland.
Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.
[My father] taught me (at least he showed me) a dignified way to be a former president is that once you're off the stage, you're off the stage.
We will keep a commitment to pluralism and not discriminate for or against Methodist or Mormons or Muslims or good people with no faith at all.
The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.
Some of you in this room support higher taxes. I welcome your enthusiasm and am glad to report that the IRS takes both money orders and checks.
Science is important, but so is ethics, so is balancing life. To destroy life to save life - it's one of the real ethical dilemmas that we face.
I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.
We expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives-like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write.
I believe that people want to be free. And that we face an enemy that murders innocent people to try to shake our psychology to get us to leave.
Out of 135 criminals, including robbers and rapists, 118 admitted that when they were children they burned, hanged and stabbed domestic animals.
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.
The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend.
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.
Democrats didn't agree with policies. How do I know? Because they voted against them when they came up on the floor of the House and the Senate.
Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes.
No one was more shocked or angry than I was when we didn't find the weapons. I had a sickening feeling every time I thought about it. I still do.
The cornerstone of our policy in that part of the world is to help democracies. Lebanon's a democracy. We want the Siniora government to succeed.
The war in Iraq is a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times a new world order can emerge.
I want to thank the President and the CEO of Constellation Energy, Mayo Shattuck. That's a pretty cool first name, isn't it, Mayo. Pass the Mayo.
I want you to know that farmers are not going to be secondary thoughts to a Bush administration. They will be in the forethought of our thinking.
We say to seniors, we understand how important prescription drug coverage, so prescription drugs will be an ingrinable part of the Medicare plan.
I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.
See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.