If it were a fact, it wouldn't be called intelligence.

In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership.

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.

The closely divided presidential election of 2000 - in which George W. Bush defeated Al Gore by the slimmest of margins in Florida - forever implanted the divide between red states and blue states in our political consciousness.

Government technology processes are mind-boggling long and complicated. A procurement process alone is typically two years, and that doesn't account for the time required to actually build the product.

The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world.