“I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun.”
“Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called ‘walking.’”
“The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.”
“The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.”
“We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.”
“Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument.”
“I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.”
“No one makes a revolution by himself; and there are some revolutions which humanity accomplishes without quite knowing how, because it is everybody who takes them in hand.”
“Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.”
“If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.”