It is inconceivable that anyone could say we have tried to hide anything

The most powerful people on earth are focus groups.

The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many important people at this summit, but the most important title is 'citizen.' This is our republic. Let us keep it!

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.

I don't like to use the word sacrifice.

The world economy, the world environment, the world AIDS crisis, the world arms race: they affect us all.

Citizenship in the 21st century requires more than paying your taxes and voting and occasionally running for office. That even if you're never in political office, you have political responsibilities. You can make your society stronger and better.