George W. Bush: “There ought to be a Palestinian state— the borders of which, by the way, ought to be negotiated between the two parties.”

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

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

On behalf of the American people, Laura and I offer our sincere condolences to Betsy and the Wyeth family.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.