George W. Bush: “This is a way we can help.”

It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your President.

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.

The creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness of the American people is our country's greatest strength.

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.