If The President Does It,

Black Americans, No More Than White Americans, They Do Not Want More Government Programs Which Perpetuate Dependency. They Don't Want To Be A Colony In A Nation.

Tonight - To You, The Great Silent Majority Of My Fellow Americans - I Ask For Your Support.

...because There Are No Local Or State Boundaries To The Problems Of Our Environment, The Federal Government Must Play An Active, Positive Role. We Can And Will Set Standards. We Can And Will Exercise Leadership.

The Ultimate Test Of A Nation's Character Is Not How It Responds To Adversity In War But How It Meets The Challenge Of Peace.

Life Isn't Meant To Be Easy. It's Hard To Take Being On The Top - Or On The Bottom. I Guess I'm Something Of A Fatalist. You Have To Have A Sense Of History, I Think, To Survive Some Of These Things... Life Is One Crisis After Another.