Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble.

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Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we...

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we...

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain...

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain...

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a...

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a...

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances,...

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances,...

Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over...

Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over...

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...