More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.

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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...

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,...

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and...

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and...

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...

For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.

For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future.

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...

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 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's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They...

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are...

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...