I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!

When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has.

A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.

I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system.

I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.