George W. Bush: “We will rise to the occasion.”

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

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

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.