We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

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The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.

The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.

In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be...

In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be...

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I...

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I...

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has...

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has...

I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the...

I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the...

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.

They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I...

They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I...

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an...

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an...

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by...

When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by...

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that...

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that...

I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.

I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.

I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater...

I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater...

As individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions....

As individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions....

When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not...

When people told me 'It's great to be here', they meant at the house, not...

What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the...

What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the...

Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it...

Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it...

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get...

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get...

Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran...

Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran...

A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the...

A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the...