A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

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We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we...

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital...

The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one...

But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one...

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people...

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people...

It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and...

It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and...

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap...

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap...

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th...

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th...

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe...

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national...

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national...

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate,...

Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate,...

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment,...

We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment,...

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members...

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members...

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the...

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the...

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose,...

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose,...