The Bill's A Textbook Example

Although I Held Public Office For A Total Of Sixteen Years, I Also Thought Of Myself As A Citizen-politician, Not A Career One. Every Now And Then When I Was In Government, I Would Remind My Associates That "when We Start Thinking Of Government As 'us' Instead Of 'them,' We've Been Here Too Long." By That I Mean That Elected Officeholders Need To Retain A Certain Skepticism About The Perfectibility Of Government.

Governments Don't Control Things. A Government Can't Control The Economy Without Controlling People.

Do What's Right And You'll Please Some Of The People And Astound The Rest.

Now Back In 1927 An American Socialist, Norman Thomas, Six Times Candidate For President On The Socialist Party Ticket, Said The American People Would Never Vote For Socialism. But He Said Under The Name Of Liberalism The American People Will Adopt Every Fragment Of The Socialist Program.

As Two Proud And Independent Peoples, There Is Much That Distinguishes Us One From The Other, But There Is Also Much That We Share: A Vast Continent, With Its Common Hardships And Uncommon Duties; Generations Of Mutual Respect And Support, And An Abiding Friendship That Grows Ever Stronger.