Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity.Collection: Humanity
Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right.Collection: People
I think it's very important for people who are serving (in office) to make sure there's a separation of church and state.Collection: Thinking
It's important for the writers of the presidential daily brief to feel comfortable that the documents will never be politicized and/or unnecessarily exposed for public purview.Collection: Presidential
Now that I've got the will of the people at my back, I'm going to start enforcing the one-question rule. That was three questions.Collection: People
Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires - a wiretap requires a court order. [...] Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. [...]Collection: Thinking
And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .Collection: Military
First of all, I - right after September the 11th, I knew we were fighting a different kind of war. . . . And the people responsible for helping us protect and defend came forth with the current program, because it enables us to move faster and quicker. And that's important. We've got to be fast on our feet, quick to detect and prevent. . . .Collection: War
This is a different - a different era, a different war, Stretch. So what we're - people are changing phone numbers and phone calls, and they're moving quick. And we've got to be able to detect and prevent. I keep saying that, but this is a - it requires quick action. . . .Collection: War
[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.Collection: Years
The Iraqi regime is a threat of unique urgency. [...] It has developed weapons of mass death.Collection: Unique
I think the intelligence I get is darn good intelligence.Collection: Thinking
[Saddam Hussein] is a threat because he is dealing with al-Qaeda. . . . A true threat facing our country is that an al-Qaeda-type network trained and armed by Saddam could attack America and not leave one fingerprint.Collection: Country
Terrorists like bin Laden are serious about mass murder - and all of us must take their declared intentions seriously. They seek to impose a heartless system of totalitarian control throughout the Middle East, and arm themselves with weapons of mass murder. . . . Their aim is to seize power in Iraq, and use it as a safe haven to launch attacks against America and the world.Collection: Safe Haven
No President has ever done more for human rights than I have.Collection: Rights
Today the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for the long-term security of all of us.Collection: Fighting
We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We're just going to stay the course.Collection: Jobs
I have a duty to protect the Executive Branch from legislative encroachment.Collection: Branches
King Fahd was a man of wisdom and a leader who commanded respect throughout the entire world. He was a friend and strong ally of the United States for decades.Collection: Strong
We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy ... I think the system basically is sound. I truly do.Collection: Thinking
The market is in the process of correcting itself.Collection: Process
The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.Collection: Children
I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at.Collection: Thinking
Initiative and referendum make government more responsive to its citizens, neutralize the power of the special interests and stimulate public involvement in state issues.Collection: Government
What people can dream, people can do.Collection: Dream
Not every action requires military action. As a matter of fact, military action is the very last resort for us.Collection: Military
When an 18-year-old Palestinian girl is persuaded to blow herself up, and in doing so she kills a 17-year-old Israeli girl, we are watching the future itself die!Collection: Girl
There's also consumer debt, the credit card debt that burdens many of the working families in America. Yes, we talk about national debt, and we're paying a lot down. But you're fixing to hear me tell you part of the remedy for people who have got a lot of credit card debt is to make sure people get some of their own money back.Collection: America
Whether or not it needed to happen, I'm still convinced it needed to happen.Collection: Needed
Should any Iraqi officer or soldier receive an order from Saddam Hussein.... don't follow that order. Because if you choose to do so, when Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal.Collection: War
The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.Collection: Law
We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make - it would hope - put a free press's mind at ease that you're not being denied information you shouldn't see.Collection: Mind
If you find a neighbor in need, you're responsible for serving that neighbor in need, you're responsible for loving a neighbor just like you'd like to love yourself.Collection: Love You
I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs.Collection: Running
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.Collection: Names
Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale.Collection: Attitude
I simply said that I would do everything to help Taiwan to defend itself.Collection: Taiwan
Through much of the last century, America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind, taking root in many nations.Collection: Rocks
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What I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment.Collection: Technology
Every action being taken against terrorists requires court order, requires scrutiny.Collection: Taken
I think whoever is the president [he] must guard your liberties, must not erode your rights in America.Collection: Thinking
I want our enemies to understand that don't think that their violent acts are going to cause this president to leave before the job is done. And I want our troops to understand we respect them and that the sacrifices they make are noble and necessary for peace.Collection: Jobs
I think our seniors deserve a modern medical system.Collection: Senior
It's hard to plan and plot attacks against America if you're on the run, and that's exactly what our brave professionals are doing.Collection: Running
I think most people, when they take a look at the candidates and the positions of the candidates, realize that protecting this country and keeping this economy going are the two most important issues. And you can't protect the country if you retreat from overseas, and you can't keep the economy growing if you raise taxes. And that's exactly what the Democrats in the House would like to do.Collection: Country
They [terrorists] are trying to evoke sympathy for themselves. They're not sympathetic people. They're violent, cold-blooded killers who are trying to stop the advance of freedom.Collection: People
Hezbollah is not a state. They're a, you know, supposed political party that happens to be armed.Collection: Party
Many people are coming to this country for economic reasons. They're coming here to work. If you can make 50 cents in the heart of Mexico, for example, or make $5 here in America, $5.15, you're going to come here if you're worth your salt, if you want to put food on the table for your families. And that's what's happening.Collection: Country