You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare.

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I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in...

Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in...

We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over.That's...

We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over.That's...

Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure...

Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure...

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.

Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'.

Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'.

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt....

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt....

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did...

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did...

Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective...

The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective...

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that...

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that...

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that...

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that...

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have...

And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have...

But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned...

But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned...

Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight....

Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight....

I defended him [John McCain] in those hearings when some stupid-ass right-wing idiot accused him...

I defended him [John McCain] in those hearings when some stupid-ass right-wing idiot accused him...

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make...

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make...

War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its...

War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its...