George W. Bush: “I believe markets ought to be allowed to work, until I was convinced that this time the Government needed to act.”

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.

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

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

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.