If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.

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.

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

The earth is bread we take and eat.

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.