George W. Bush: “As President, my most solemn duty is protecting the American people.”

I'm really happy to be back in this great state.

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

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

Seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many.