Timeline of Governing

“For as long as I have understood our history, I have been consoled by the notion that we are born to a legacy of achievement, to a people who have proven themselves worthiest when the challenges were most severe.
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“This country has been very good in responding to the great & powerful catastrophes, but not so good at dealing with all the quiet catastrophes that are killing hundreds of thousands of people every day.
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“The inherited expectation that each generation could earn at least the comfort and security of Momma and Poppa and the generation before, and probably more. The taking for granted of the idea that things would get better, that we would build on the achievements of the last generation. That is a defining American belief. Lose that vision of the American dream and we lose the nation as we have known it.
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“This new immigration, new immigration brings everything my father did, the same ability to bite his lip, the same willingness to give up everything for their families, or they come educated with money to invest, with skills to share. We should be embracing them, hugging them, kissing them instead of disdaining them. We are the international state. It will make us strong and make this world better. ”

“We have no excuse for failure. And if we work really hard, we may be able to make enough of our enormous potential so that our grandchildren will remember us with the same respect and amazement that we feel for the generations who built this great state and country the first time around.
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