"America is the sum of all our journeys as we search for our national community and our national cult..." — Paul Tsongas

My father's generation gave to my generation a land of wealth and purpose and world economic dominance.

Don't fear your mortality, because it is this very mortality that gives meaning and depth and poignancy to all the days that will be granted to you.

I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness.

You are Americans. You love this country. Together we are entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and social achievement.