9/11 Quotes

I don't have any could-have, should-have, or would-haves. I wouldn't have changed anything. There's not many people that the last words that they said to their son or daughter was 'I love you,' and the last words they heard was 'I love you.' So that makes me sleep at night.

He said we were a band of Arabs coming in to blow up New York.

In the campaign that he has relentlessly spearheaded against the forces of evil and terror since September 11th, President Bush has accentuated the right and responsibility of every democracy - if it wishes to survive - to protect itself and its values.

If someone did this to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him. Boston, New York, D.C., and the planes’ destination of California—these were the places that voted AGAINST Bush.

We know who the homicidal maniacs are. They are the ones cheering and dancing right now. We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.

A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve. America was targeted for attack because we are the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.