George W. Bush: “We have a responsibility to set a tone and to call upon the best.”

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

The American economy has consistently proven its strength and resilience in the face of shocks such as natural disasters, high energy prices, and the terrorist attacks of September 11.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

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