We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that.

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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the...

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe...

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe...

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...

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...

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we...

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we...

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 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,...