I mean, the fight for a health care bill to cover all Americans and leave none behind is attacked as being a race appeal, which is not true, but then it's put out in the media as true.

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I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against...

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against...

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not...

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not...

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government,...

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government,...

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of...

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of...

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down...

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down...

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born...

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born...

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the...

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the...

Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a...

Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a...