George W. Bush: “We pledge our commitment to upholding the principles of democracy and human rights and to observing them in practice.”

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

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

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.

That is the America I know.