There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.

The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.

We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that.

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.