To the extent that we've got a fiscal crisis right now, part
of it is prompted by a bullheaded insistence on the part of
the president, for example, that we should extend all of his
tax cuts, make all of them permanent.
Barack Obama |
Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those
who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising
the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and
spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed
in a true direction.
Barack Obama |
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing
in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people
who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money,
can still get the best education possible.
Barack Obama |
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks
spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
Barack Obama |
We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where
people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live
in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish
these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.
Barack Obama |
When we think of the major threats to our national security,
the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states
and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond
our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.
Barack Obama |
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we
cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international
cooperation. Effective international police actions require
the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative
enforcement.
Barack Obama |
With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment.
But community colleges provide lifetime employability.
Barack Obama |
You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
Barack Obama |
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