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To ISIS and others: We will defeat you.

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

Remaining vigilant toward this ever-present threat means constantly learning how better to protect ourselves. But primarily it reminds us that we must fight and win the war on terror, so that we do not have to fight it here in America.

We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might.

I greatly fear some of America's greatest and most dangerous enemies are such as think themselves her best friends.

Every move we make in fear of the next war in fact hastens it.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

I am committed to protecting our country against the threat of terrorism.