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.

It is now conceivable that our children's children will know the term cancer only as a constellation of stars.

We don't need a constitutional amendment for kids to pray.

As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power.

You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say.

Nothing we do in this great capital can change the fact that factories or information can flash across the world, that people can move money around in the blink of an eye... Nothing can change the fact that technology can be adopted, once created, by people all across the world and then rapidly adapted in new and different ways by people who have a little different take on the way that technology works.

I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution.