It Is Unfortunate We Were

America Is The Promised Land, Because Each Generation Bequeathed To Its Children A Promise, A Promise That They Might Not Come To Enjoy But Which They Fully Expected Their Offspring To Fulfill. So The Words 'all Men Are Created Equal' Took A Life Of Its Own, Ultimately Destined To End Slavery And Enfranchise Women. And The Words 'equal Protection' And 'due Process' Inevitably Led To The End Of The Words 'separate But Equal,' Ensuring That The Walls Of Segregation Would Crumble, Whether At The Lunch Counter Or At The Voting Booth.

During The 60's, I Was, In Fact, Very Concerned About The Civil Rights Movement.

Make Sure Of Two Things. Be Careful - Microphones Are Always Hot, And Understand That In Washington, D.c., A Gaffe Is When You Tell The Truth. So, Be Careful.

I Didn't Make A Political Speech Outside Of My State For 20 Years. And I Just Focused Almost Exclusively On My Initiatives For National Crime Legislation, Foreign Policy Issues.

Raising Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Benefit The Workers Behind Me, It Creates A Proven Ripple Effect That Increases Wages All The Way Up The Scale. ... Let's Get The Facts Straight, Only 20 Percent Of People Making The Minimum Wage Are Teenagers. The Rest Are Hardworking Adults, Many Of Them With Families, And I Mean Hardworking.