George W. Bush: “I don't see how you can be prosperous if you don't have security.”

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.

On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

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