Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.

We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.