"In America, now, let us - Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever - fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one's enemies. A tall order, that - perhaps the tallest of all."

"The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time."

"The government invented the Internet."

"With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much."

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power."

"A mindful spirit recognizes that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."