We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system…

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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...

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 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...

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...

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should...

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

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...

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.

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.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...