"'I'm the commander--see, I don't have to explain -- I don't need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the President. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation.' (Washington Post, 11-19-2002)

'This would be much easier if this were a dictatorship, as long as I was the dictator' (Business Week OnLine, 7-30-01; Newsday, 12-18-00),

'I just don't understand how poor people think' (NY Times, 8-26-03)

And of course, 'There ought to be limits to freedom.' Quotes courtesty of The Smirking Chimp.