The best way to defeat an ideology is with a better ideology. And I believe democracy is a better ideology.

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

The easiest time to be faithful is during a time of crisis. The hardest time for faith is when all is well.

We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge.

I have faith, as I did when I announced my stem-cell decision in 2001, that science and ethics can coexist.

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.

I'm uncomfortable trying to rush change of perception, except to the extent that I'm going to write a book.

Something that is completely unwinnable. I mean, it becomes unwinnable if we decide to leave [Afghanistan].

I'm not so sure the role of the United States is going around the world saying this is the way its gotta be.

I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign policy matters with war on my mind.

God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them; then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did.

My mother always said, 'When you're eating pretzels, chew before you swallow'. Always listen to your mother.

“Governments accountable to the voters focus on building roads and schools—not weapons of mass destruction.”

We can't impose freedom, but we can eliminate roadblocks to freedom, and to allow free societies to develop.

This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.

Victory means exit strategy. And it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.

I don't see how we can allow public dollars to fund programs where spite and hate is the core of the message.

I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways.

You cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative.

We will not permit the triumph of violence in the affairs of men; free people will set the course of history.

As I look back over my life, I've been an active person - obviously I was self-absorbed for a period of time.

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

Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.

The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror. We've removed an ally of al Qaeda.

The greatest source of America's generosity is not our government; it's the good heart of the American people.

I believe in grace because I've seen it and peace because I've felt it and forgiveness because I've needed it.

I understand I'm running against a person who is so anxious to become president, he will do whatever it takes.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights... stands as a landmark achievement in the history of human liberty.

The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.

I ended up being the 43rd president of the United States. It was an awesome experience, and I'm glad I did it.

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

Suiciders are willing to kill innocent life in order to send the projection that this is an impossible mission.

Forms of government matter, in my opinion. It matters how -- the nature of the government in which people live.

There will be no going back to the era before September the 11th, 2001 - to false comfort in a dangerous world.

In the corporate world, sometimes things aren`t exactly black and white when it comes to accounting procedures.

I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

I was taught that we should look after the beam in our own eye before searching for the mote in someone else's.

Not every action requires military action. As a matter of fact, military action is the very last resort for us.

Globalization has altered the dynamics in the White House, as well as between the White House and the Treasury.

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

Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.

The days of discriminating against religious institutions simply because they are religious must come to an end.

The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas.

People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it.

I love my brother, and I respect his service, i haven't been in Washington ... ever. I'm not part of Washington.

The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany.

I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

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