"We had no ambition for more land or power, and nothing in the religion commands us to conquer non-Yazidis and spread our faith."

"We are now entering upon an important period of our development as a State. Our infancy as a Territorial Government has passed into history. Our early struggle as a young State of the Union has alread…"

"I will give you another scripture, Jer. 46. 27, 28 — out of which the Lord shewed me what he would do for me and the rest of his servants. — But after he was pleased to reveal himself to me . . . Ever…"

"What matters most in terms of cross-strait relations is that both sides demonstrate goodwill to each other. Nothing works if they hold grudges."

"I love the Saudis. Many are in this building. They make a billion dollars a day. Whenever they have problems, we send over the ships. We say "we're gonna protect." What are we doing? They've got nothi…"