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

The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport.

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.

The Commission agrees that the federal government should help alleviate these costs. The best way to do so is to reduce illegal immigration.... We recommend immediate reimbursement of criminal justice costs, because these conditions can now be met, but we urge further study of the costs of health care and education before impact aid is provided.

We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted.

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.

A spirit of harmony can only survive if each of us remembers, when bitterness and self-interest seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny.