September 11, 2001

". . . America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.

"Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America, with the daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could."

". . . These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation."

". . . The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger." - George W. Bush

". . . More -- much more -- will be asked of you in the weeks and months ahead. This is especially true of those who are in the field. We face powerful and terrible enemies, enemies that we intend to vanquish so that moments of horror like yesterday will be stopped." - Donald Rumsfield

"We are coming after you. God may have mercy on you, but we won't." - John McCain

"As I said earlier, this mass terrorism is the new evil in our world. The people who perpetrated (it) have no regard whatsoever for the sanctity of human life, and we, the democracies of the world, must come together to defeat and eradicate it. This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world, and terrorism. We therefore, here, in Britain, stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy. And we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world." - Tony Blair