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Thomas Jefferson Believed That To Preserve The Very Foundations Of Our Nation, We Would Need Dramatic Change From Time To Time. Well, My Fellow Americans, This Is Our Time. Let Us Embrace It.

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Thomas Jefferson Believed That

William J. Clinton

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Thomas Jefferson Believed That To Preserve The Very Foundations Of Our Nation, We Would Need Dramatic Change From Time To Time. Well, My Fellow Americans, This Is Our Time. Let Us Embrace It.

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When Our Memories Outweigh Our Dreams, It Is Then That We Become Old.

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Our Generation, Like The One Before Us, Must Choose. Without The Threat Of The Cold War, Without The Pain Of Economic Ruin, Without The Fresh Memory Of World War Ii's Slaughter, It Is Tempting To Pursue Our Private Agendas -- To Simply Sit Back And Let History Unfold. We Must Resist The Temptation.

Rigorously Investigated And Fearlessly Reported, A Crime So Monstrous Is A Passionate And Thorough Examination Of The Appalling Reality Of Human Bondage In Today's World. In His Devastating Narrative, Ben Skinner Boldly Casts Light On The Unthinkable, Yet Thriving, Modern-day Practice Of Slavery, Exposing A Global Trade In Human Lives. The Abuses Detailed In These Pages Are Repugnant, But There Is Hope To Be Found: By Giving Voice To The Victims, Skinner Helps Restore Their Dignity And Makes Crucial Strides Toward Closing This Shameful Chapter In History.

The Conservative Republican Governors Tend To Be More Oriented Toward Trying To Work With Democrats And Getting Things Done.

If You Voluntarily Quit In The Face Of Adversity, You'll Wonder About It For The Rest Of Your Life.

All My Life I've Been Interested In Other People's Stories. I Wanted To Know Them, Understand Them, Feel Them.

If You Live Long Enough, You'll Make Mistakes. But If You Learn From Them, You'll Be A Better Person. It's How You Handle Adversity, Not How It Affects You. The Main Thing Is Never Quit, Never Quit, Never Quit.

I Think Actually That The Speech Work I Do Is Fine. It's Important, Because I Try To Help People Think About What's Going On And Organize Their Lives Accordingly.

Just Because We Cannot Do Everything For Everyone Does Not Mean We Should Do Nothing For Anyone.

I Came Of Age Believing That, No Matter What Happened, I Would Always Be Able To Support Myself.

Though Our Challenges Are Fearsome, So Are Our Strengths. Americans Have Ever Been A Relentless, Questioning, Hopeful People.

If You Want A Future Of Shared Prosperity, Where The Middle Class Is Growing And Poverty Is Declining, Where The American Dream Really Is Alive And Well Again, And Where The United States Remains The Leading Force For Peace And Justice And Prosperity In A Highly Competitive World, You Have To Vote For Barack Obama.

It Is Pretty Hard To Talk About Responsibility Unless You Have Exercised It Yourself.

I Have Said Many Times-if I Hadn't Been Exposed To Music As A Child I Don't Think I Would Have Been President.

The Stimulus Is Our Bridge Over Troubled Waters. And If It's Invested Well, It'll Generate A Lot Of Economic Growth, And We'll Get Quite A Bit Of The Revenues Back.

I Don't Know Whether It's The Finest Public Housing In America Or The Crown Jewel Of The American Penal System.

I Want To Build A Bridge To The 21st Century That Ends The Permanent Underclass, That Lifts Up The Poor And Ends Their Isolation, Their Exile, And They Are Not Forgotten Anymore.

Leadership Means Bringing People Together In Pursuit Of A Common Cause, Developing A Plan To Achieve It, And Staying With It Until The Goal Is Achieved.

Throughout His Many Years, He Enriched The Lives Of Countless Others And Served As A Model Of Generosity And Discipline To Those He Met, Fostering An Atmosphere Of Compassion, Harmony, And Unity. Sri Chinmoy Was A Leader, Humanitarian, Artist, Athlete, And Public Servant Who Will Be Sorely Missed. His Legacy Of Kindness, Reflection, And Resolve Will Endure For Many Years To Come.

Americans Long To Be United. After 9/11, We All Just Wanted To Be One Nation. Not A Single American On September The 12, 2001, Cared Who Won The Next Presidential Election.

A Great Democracy Doesn't Make It Harder To Vote Than To Buy An Assault Weapon.

Assault Weapons

We Have Seen A Man Dragged To Death In Texas Simply Because He Was Black. A Young Man Murdered In Wyoming Simply Because He Was Gay. In The Last Year Alone, We've Seen The Shootings Of African Americans, Asian Americans, And Jewish Children Simply Because Of Who They Were. This Is Not The American Way. We Must Draw The Line. Without Delay, We Must Pass The Hate Crimes Prevention Act And The Employment Non-discrimination Act. And We Should Reauthorize The Violence Against Women Act.

We Want To Live Forever, And We're Getting There.

To Realize The Full Possibilities Of This Economy, We Must Reach Beyond Our Own Borders, To Shape The Revolution That Is Tearing Down Barriers And Building New Networks Among Nations And Individuals, And Economies And Cultures: Globalization. It's The Central Reality Of Our Time.

There Is No Example On The Planet Of A Successful Economy With Broadly Shared Prosperity And A Shrinking, Weak Government.

The First Thing You Ought To Do When You Find Yourself In A Hole Is Quit Digging. . . . Instead They Are Looking For A Bigger Shovel.

Finding Yourself

I Was An Equal Opportunity Eater. Every Ethnic Group Got A Shot.

Americans - Not Just Starting Thirty Years Ago But Going Back To The Beginning, When We Were Rebelling Against King George - We've Always Been Of Two Minds About The Government, Which Is Why The Framers Wrote The Constitution The Way They Did.

I Spent A Lot Of Time When I Was President, Trying To End Wars, Prevent Killing, And Promote Understanding. What I Have Seen Is That Peace Works Better Than Conflict, And One Of The Best Manifestations Of It Is In Travel And Tourism.

We're All In This Together Is A Far Better Philosophy Than You're On Your Own.

Focus On The Future

If One Candidate Is Appealing To Your Fears, And The Other One's Appealing To Your Hopes, You’d Better Vote For The Person Who Wants You To Think And Hope!

There's This Whole Problem Of Trafficking, Which Has Gotten Worse In The Economic Downturn, Which Disproportionately Affects Young Women, But Also Affects Some Young Men Who Are Sold Into Bondage, Into Basically Servitude For Indebted Work That They Can Often Never Escape From.

Our New Immigrants Must Be Part Of Our One America. After All, They're Revitalizing Our Cities, They're Energizing Our Culture, They're Building Up Our Economy. We Have A Responsibility To Make Them Welcome Here, And They Have A Responsibility To Enter The Mainstream Of American Life. That Means Learning English And Learning About Our Democratic System Of Government. There Are Now Long Waiting Lines Of Immigrants That Are Trying To Do Just That. Therefore, Our Budget Significantly Expands Our Efforts To Help Them Meet Their Responsibility. I Hope You Will Support It.

In Speaking Powerfully And Eloquently For Mercy And Reconciliation To People Divided By Old Hatreds And Persecuted By Abuse Of Power, The Holy Father Was A Beacon Of Light Not Just For Catholics, But For All People.

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