We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America.

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

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

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...