In my sentences I go where no man has gone before.
Recognizing and confronting our history is important. Transcending our history is essential. We are not limited by what we have done, or what we have left undone. We are limited only by what we are willing to do.
Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace.
There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.
And one of the challenges, of course, is to convince people that Muslims would like to be free, that there’s other people other than people in Britain and America that would like to be free in the world.
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.
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.
The notion of democracy beginning to emerge scares the ideologues, the totalitarians, those who want to impose their vision. It just frightens them.
I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.
Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.
When you know that somebody lost their loved one as a result of a decision that I made, that’s a tough moment. If you’re a faithful person you try to empathize with the suffering that that person is going through.
I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.
Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.
America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes.
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.
Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.
After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.