We do not have time for this kind of silliness.

We believe in free enterprise.

He wants the debate on the issues.

We've made enormous progress, but those letters tell me that we haven't made enough.

This is also a debate about values.

I think it started during the campaign.

This argument is not about numbers, it is about values.

I want to make sure that's true for the next generation.

we will sustain momentum against the Taliban

we must support reintegration and Afghan-led reconciliation

He really enjoyed those events and feels like it's important for him to have those opportunities to get out and talk about what can seem like pretty esoteric and arcane policy debates in Washington.

I just want to thank Jeffrey and Marilyn and all of you who were involved in helping put this together.

We want to stand on the side of human rights and democracy.

This is going to be just as hard, if not harder, than 2008.

That would be mortgaging our future as well.

I never want to lose touch.

What we've done here has been historic, and we're only a quarter of the way through.

I look forward, I say to myself, what can we do for those Americans out there?