The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations of democracy.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

I'm the master of low expectations.

Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.'

More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than - I say more Muslims - a lot of Muslims have died - I don't know the exact count - at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill.

We can't allow the world's worst leaders to blackmail, threaten, hold freedom-loving nations hostage with the world's worst weapons.