The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.

this is not a dictatorship. The president is not a dictator, and neither am I.

I am not swayed one way or the other on that,

There is not that kind of urgency on China PNTR, ... It could be done earlier or later.