George W. Bush: “Today's departure of Charles Taylor from Liberia is an important step toward a better future for the Liberian people.”

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

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.

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.