America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.

Tell me your Dreams and I'll write you a Fantasy. Tell me your Fantasies and I'll paint you a Dream for the minds eye you can get lost in!

The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred it replaces old prejudices with new one. It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expressions off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits. What began as a crusade for civility has soured into a cause of conflict and even censorship.

Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.

But I see history as a book with many pages--and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning.

If we have learned anything in the past quarter century, it is that we cannot Federalize Virtue.

I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good.