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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders...

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

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.

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.

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

Life is too large to hang out a sign: For Men Only.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as...

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as...

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...

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

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