And I'd like to say to the Senate, I hope you will say yes to a stronger American democracy in the year 2000.

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.

We will stand mighty for peace and freedom and maintain a strong defense against terror and destruction. Our children will sleep free from the threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.

So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.

I have never seen . . . so slippery, so disgusting a candidate.

Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.