George H.W. Bush

And their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil.

America does not torture.

A lot of my oil friends are very angry with me for making such a statement, said, 'What's happened to you, George?'

We're going to the United Nations. Secretary Powell is going to testify.

This government does not torture people.

The American flag flies again over our Embassy in Kabul. The mothers and daughters of Afghanistan were captives in their own homes. Today women are free.

President Obama is committed to a comprehensive energy plan that creates jobs, reduces our greenhouse gas emissions, and increases our energy security.

This government does not torture people.

She gave me a look that only a mother could give a child.

As much as humanly possible we make sure this doesn't happen again.

It is a signal that those who wear our country's military uniform will never be abandoned.

I saw one of the ugliest and angriest women I have ever seen in my entire life. Boy, she was really bad. And she charged my car with a sign.

And then he will walk in the Oval Office, and there will be a moment when the responsibilities of the president land squarely on his shoulders.

I'm going to be very excited about being at the inaugural tomorrow.

It's wrong and we'll end it in America.

I am charged with defending this republic. I am going to use whatever power I can.

I wish the new President well.

These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted.

Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.

Our nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists' movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots.

Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks, and there are things I would do differently, if given the chance.

Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school.

I made decisions. They may have been wrong. I hope that you'll understand that I made them with the best intentions.

You may not agree with some of the tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.

This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation. And I join all Americans in offering best wishes to President-elect Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two beautiful girls.