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

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us.

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.

Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.

We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.