George W. Bush: “Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts.”

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.