George W. Bush vs. Robert A. Heinlein

"I thought the Iraqis were Muslims."

"I'm for an immigration policy that's welcoming."

"This is something the world should know about. Some have tried to pose a choice between American ideals and American interests — between who we are and how w…"

"Secondly, you are blessed to live in the greatest Nation – ever. Here you can strive and succeed as far as you dare to dream. It says something about our cou…"

"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them."

"No device of man can remove the tragedy from war, yet it is a great advance when the guilty have far more to fear from war than the innocent."

"People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or he…"

"I understand not everybody agrees with the decisions I've made, but that's not unique to Central or South America. Truth of the matter is, there's people who…"

"Lacking the military strength to challenge us directly, the terrorists have chosen the weapon of fear. When they murder children at a school in Beslan or blo…"

"Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use…"

"America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us…"

"Iraq's talented people, rich culture, and tremendous potential have been hijacked by Saddam Hussein. His brutal regime has reduced a country with a long and …"

"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended."

"Jazz, often called America's classical music, so influenced our culture that Americans named a decade after it. Like the country of its birth, jazz blends ma…"

"You have lifted a shadow of fear for many families. God bless you and may God bless the victims."

"My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years — 4,000 hours over the rest of your lifetime, to the service of your neighbors and your na…"

"The state can do what they want to do. Don't try to trap me in this state's issue like you're trying to get me into."

"These sources of strength are also in the faith that sustains so many of us. Across the town of Blacksburg and in towns all across America, houses of worship…"

"The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to fin…"

"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."