George W. Bush: “I call upon all Americans to defend the freedoms gained by those who came before us and to continue to expand our shared…”

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.

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.