"I am not the first President to be shot at. I don't intend to be the last."

"Let us consider how we can strengthen the fabric of our society."

"It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war."

"I am not the leader of the Democratic Party. I am the President of the United States. And that's what I'm going to be."

"The greatest enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and unrealistic."