I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in We, the people.

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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...

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.

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept...

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept...

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.

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.

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and...

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and...

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should...

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is...

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is...

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...

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept...

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept...

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 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,...

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...

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...

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.