Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize…

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

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...

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 you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.

If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must...

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must...

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in...

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in...

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control...

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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,...

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had...

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had...

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me...

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me...