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Thomas Jefferson Understood The Greater Purpose Of The Liberty That Our Founding Fathers Sought During The Creation Of Our Nation. Although It Was Against The British That The Colonists Fought For Political Rights, The True Source Of The Rights Of Man Was Clearly Stated In The Declaration Of Independence. Jefferson Wrote That All Humans Are Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Unalienable Rights . . . . It Was Self-evident To Him That Denying These Rights Was Wrong And That He And Others Must Struggle To Win What Was Theirs.

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Thomas Jefferson Understood The Greater Purpose Of The Liberty That Our Founding Fathers Sought During The Creation Of Our Nation. Although It Was Against The British That The Colonists Fought For Political Rights, The True Source Of The Rights Of Man Was Clearly Stated In The Declaration Of Independence. Jefferson Wrote That All Humans Are Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Unalienable Rights . . . . It Was Self-evident To Him That Denying These Rights Was Wrong And That He And Others Must Struggle To Win What Was Theirs.

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If You Want To Know Where I Come By The Passionate Commitment I Have To Bringing People Together Without Regard To Race, It All Started With My Grandfather.

I Did A Lot Of Work On Energy Efficiency At The White House. By The Time I Left We Had Taken The Equivalent Of Six Hundred Cars A Year Off The Road In Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Just In The White House Complex.

It's Good For Young People To Be Angry About Something.

The Reagan-bush Years Have Exalted Private Gain Over Public Obligation, Special Interests Over The Common Good, Wealth And Fame Over Work And Family. The 1980s Ushered In A Gilded Age Of Greed And Selfishness, Of Irresponsibility And Excess, And Of Neglect.

Simply Put, No Society Can Truly Flourish If It Stifles The Dreams And Productivity Of Half Its Population. Happily, I See Evidence All Over The World That Women Are Gaining Social And Economic Power That They Never Had Before. This Is Good News.

The Era Of Big Government Is Over, But The Era Of Big Challenge Is Not. We Need An Era Of Big Citizenship. There Are Many Important People At This Summit, But The Most Important Title Is 'citizen.' This Is Our Republic. Let Us Keep It!

People Can Quarrel With Whether We Should Have More Troops In Afghanistan Or Internationalize Iraq Or Whatever, But It Is Incontestable That On The Day I Left Office, There Were Unaccounted For Stocks Of Biological And Chemical Weapons.

It Is Dangerously Destabilizing To Have Half The World On The Cutting Edge Of Technology While The Other Half Struggles On The Bare Edge Of Survival.

Our Country [america] Is Still The Strongest Force For Peace And Freedom On Earth.

We Should Stay On The Right Track To The 21st Century. Opportunity Alone Is Not Enough. I Want To Build An America In The 21st Century In Which All Americans Take Personal Responsibility For Themselves, Their Families, Their Communities And Their Country.

All America Loses When Any Person Is Denied Or Forced Out Of A Job Because Of Sexual Orientation. Being Gay, The Last Time I Thought About It, Seemed To Have Nothing To Do With The Ability To Read A Balance Book, Fix A Broken Bone, Or Change A Spark Plug.

If You Believe In Making Change From The Bottom Up, If You Believe The Measure Of Change Is How Many People's Lives Are Better, You Know It's Hard And Some People Think It's Boring. Speeches Like This Are Fun, Actually Doing The Work Is Hard.

Government Is Not The Problem, And Government Is Not The Solution. We - The American People - We Are The Solution.

Two-thirds Of The Iranian People Would Like To Be Reconciled With The West. They Don't Like The Fanaticism Of The Governing Religious Council. It's The Only Place In The World Where The Last Six Elections Have Been Won By The More Progressive Candidate, Two For President, Two For The Mayors, Two For The Parliament. So Most People There Are Sympathetic To The World We Americans Want To Build, Whether We're Republicans Or Democrats. On The Other Hand, Almost Everybody There Wants Them To Have Nuclear Power. They See It As A Status Symbol, And A Sense Of Their Own Security.

You Know, There Was A Recent Poll Which Said That Young People In The Generation Of The Students Here Felt It Was Far More Likely That They Would See A Ufo Than That They Would Draw Social Security... It's Very Important You Understand This. Once You Understand This, You Realize This Is Not An Episode From The X Files, And You're Not More Likely To See A Ufo If You Do Certain Specific Things.

If We Want To Invest In The Prosperity Of Our Nation, We Must Invest In The Education Of Our Children So That Their Talents May Be Fully Employed.

Thomas Jefferson Understood The Greater Purpose Of The Liberty That Our Founding Fathers Sought During The Creation Of Our Nation. Although It Was Against The British That The Colonists Fought For Political Rights, The True Source Of The Rights Of Man Was Clearly Stated In The Declaration Of Independence. Jefferson Wrote That All Humans Are Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Unalienable Rights . . . . It Was Self-evident To Him That Denying These Rights Was Wrong And That He And Others Must Struggle To Win What Was Theirs.

To Avoid Having Bad Things Happen, Learning To Manage Your Anger And To Actually Share How You Really Feel About Something, And Get It Behind You Is One Of The Most Important Aspects Of Growing Up.

The New Century Demands New Partnerships For Peace And Security. The United Nations Plays A Crucial Role, With Allies Sharing Burdens America Might Otherwise Bear Alone. America Needs A Strong And Effective U.n. I Want To Work With This New Congress To Pay Our Dues And Our Debts. We Must Continue To Support Security And Stability In Europe And Asia - Expanding Nato And Defining Its New Missions, Maintaining Our Alliance With Japan, With Korea, With Our Other Asian Allies, And Engaging China.

The Price Of Doing The Same Old Thing Is Far Higher Than The Price Of Change.

American And Israel Share A Special Bond. Our Relationship Is Unique Among All Nations. Like America, Israel Is A Strong Democracy, A Symbol Of Freedom, And An Oasis Of Liberty, A Home To The Oppressed And Persecuted.

Our Policy Is Guided By The Principle That We Will Keep Unauthorized Aliens Out Of The United States, Welcome Legal Immigrants, And Protect Refugees From Harm. Our Solutions Rely On Working In Partnership With States And Communities.

If You Want To Live Like A Republican, Vote Like A Democrat.

The Road To Tyranny, We Must Never Forget, Begins With The Destruction Of The Truth.

The Risk Is That As We Come Out Of This Recession, We'll Have So Much Debt To Finance, We'll Either Have To Have Inflation Or Very High Interest Rates To Continue To Borrow The Money, Or Both. That's A Risk.

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

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.

This Is A Huge Problem. If We Don't Deal With This Within Just A Few Years, You Will Have Island Nations Flooded; You Will Have The Agricultural Balance Of Most Countries Completely Changed; You Will Have A Dramatic Increase In The Number Of Severe, Unmanageable Weather Events... And The Good News Is That We Can Now Deal With This Problem - And Strengthen Our Economic Growth, Not Weaken It.

Work Is About More Than Making A Living, As Vital As That Is. It's Fundamental To Human Dignity, To Our Sense Of Self-worth As Useful, Independent, Free People.

We Have A Chance Here To Prove That [rwanda], A Country That Almost Slaughtered Itself Out Of Existence, Can Practice Reconciliation, Reorganize Itself, Focus On Tomorrow And Provide Comprehensive, Quality Health Care With Minimal Outside Help.

There Are Two Kinds Of People In The World. Those Who Have Seen The Taj Mahal And Love It And Those Who Have Not Seen The Taj And Love It.

The Ideals That Bind Us Together Are As Old As Our Nation, But So Are The Forces That Pull Us Apart.

We Live To Prove That Cooperation Works Better Than Conflict.

I'm Just Trying To Suppress My Natural Impulses And Get Back To Work.

I Like The Vegetables, The Fruits, The Beans, The Stuff I Eat Now...all My Blood Tests Are Good, And My Vital Signs Are Good, And I Feel Good, And I Also Have, Believe It Or Not, More Energy.

I Pledge That I Have No Intention Of Raising Taxes In My Second Term.

Being President Is Like Running A Cemetery: You've Got A Lot Of People Under You And Nobody's Listening.

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.

I Had Some Words With My Wife, And She Had Some Paragraphs With Me.

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