George W. Bush: “We want to have high standards for every child.”

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

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.

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

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.