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.

I never wanted to be run of the mill.

I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.

"We, the people." It is a very elegant beginning. But when that document was completed on the 17th of September in 1787, I was not included in that "We, the people."

It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.

How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance -- the one value that is indispensable in creating community.

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.