Tonight, we
gather to affirm the greatness of our nation -- not
because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the
power of our military, or the size of our economy.
Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed
up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
Today we
are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those
who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for
exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win
this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must
keep our own moral compass pointed in a true
direction.
[About his
marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm
proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but you
know? I mean not going to -- I never understood that
line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.
I don't
oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war.
What I am opposed to is a rash war.
No one is
pro-abortion.