The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.

Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.

Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.