I knew at that time this was in fact an attack. We knew that the World Trade Center was the target of a previous attack. And this was in fact another attack,

For 30 years, it stood in the World Trade Center as a symbol for peace. On September 11, it was damaged, not destroyed.

Societies raise their grandest monuments to what their cultures value most highly. As the tallest buildings in a city noted for tall buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumental.

I opposed the World Trade Organization.

The only thing (to drive Monday trade) is the question of whether there's much setup left for tomorrow's Humphrey-Hawkins.

You cannot reduce to dollars and cents the losses New Yorkers have suffered from the vicious World Trade Center attack, just as there is no way to put a dollar value on the heroism and determination of our response, ... But to obtain the resources we will need to rebuild and create a better and stronger New York City, we must try to understand in dollar terms, what the attack cost our economy.