We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.'s founders.

Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going.

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.

This is a fact: Strength in the pursuit of peace is no vice; isolation in the pursuit of security is no virtue.

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.

Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans, the lifesaving work of our scientists and physicians, and generosity of countless individuals who voluntarily give of their time, talents, and energy to help others-all have enriched humankind and affirmed the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage in shaping our government and values.