You live in a country that makes it harder to raise children than any other country in the world. You vote for me and I'll give you family values. We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay in money or in time off, depending on what's better for their family. The divide of race has been America's constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives new targets to old prejudices. Prejudice and contempt, cloaked in the pretence of religious or political conviction, are no different...These obsessions cripple both those who are hated and, of course, those who hate, robbing both of what they might become. Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back. Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure. If we disagree and I think I'm right, I just go ahead and do what I think is right. And then she tells me, 'I told you so.' I believe that those who promote discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or any other grounds are gravely mistaken about the values that make our nation strong. I will continue to move my administration in the direction of compassion, acceptance and understanding. I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives...the high ethical standards that are essential to good character and to the continued success of our nation. Character is a journey, not a destination. Big things are expected of us, and nothing big ever came of being small. |