The revealing wisdom of our Commander in Chief

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

Washington, D.C.
Aug. 5, 2004

"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."

Milwaukee, Wis.
Oct. 3, 2003

"[T]hat's just the nature of democracy. Sometimes pure politics enters into the rhetoric."

Crawford, Texas
Aug. 8, 2003

"I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who... probably read the news themselves."

Washington, D.C.
Sept. 21, 2003

"I'm the master of low expectations."

Aboard Air Force One
June 4, 2003

"First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill."

Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2003

"There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again."

Nashville, Tenn.
Sept. 17, 2002

Well, George, the Chinese proverb goes: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." You fooled us once in 2000. Shame on you. You fooled us again in 2004. Shame on us. Shame on the American people for allowing this idiot's cronies to manipulate another election. We had 4 years to fix the system. We failed.