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

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future.

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

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. But today that is not enough. People want more.

It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.