George W. Bush: “My most important job is to protect innocent Americans, and this is exactly what I'm going to do.”

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.

The creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness of the American people is our country's greatest strength.

That is the America I know.

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