George W. Bush: “Your family are proud of you, and so is America.”

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.

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

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.

I'm really happy to be back in this great state.