There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United…

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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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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,...