George W. Bush: “It gives me a chance to remind people about what a responsible society should be about.”

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

what America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.