Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of…

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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...

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we...

Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we...

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

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

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...

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the...

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does...

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does...

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...

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...

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.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself....

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself....

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes...