George W. Bush

People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.

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

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.

Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.

We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

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.

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

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

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

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech.' They're changed. Trust me.

The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.

The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell.

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.

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

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.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.