The only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves.

...the fact [is] that our borders leak like a sieve: those things cannot be permitted to continue in good conscience.

Technology really has turned out to be a wonderful thing. . . . So Americans really are tuning in in positive ways on the Internet.

The seven principles of Kwanzaa - unity, self-determinat ion, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith -- teach us that when we come together to strengthen our families and communities and honor the lesson of the past, we can face the future with joy and optimism.

We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national effort. We can start right now.

Supporters of capital punishment bear a special responsibility to ensure the fairness of this irreversible punishment.

I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives... the high ethical standards that are essential to good character and to the continued success of our Nation.