Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.

We must renew democracy itself. We have to fight cynicism and inertia and restore faith in the advancement of our country.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.

We must regain our vision and hope and move our country forward on an agenda of peace and justice.

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.

We can remake the world daily.