The Future Is Best Decided

Above All, We Must Realize That No Arsenal, Or No Weapon In The Arsenals Of The World, Is So Formidable As The Will And Moral Courage Of Free Men And Women. It Is A Weapon Our Adversaries In Today's World Do Not Have.

I Believe That George Washington Knew The City Of Man Cannot Survive Without The City Of God; That The Visible City Will Perish Without The Invisible City.

The Full Consequences Of A Default Or Even The Serious Prospect Of Default By The United States Are Impossible To Predict And Awesome To Contemplate. Denigration Of The Full Faith And Credit Of The United States Would Have Substantial Effects On The Domestic Financial Markets And On The Value Of The Dollar In Exchange Markets. The Nation Can Ill Afford To Allow Such A Result. The Risks, The Cost, The Disruptions, And The Incalculable Damage Lead Me To But One Conclusion: The Senate Must Pass This Legislation Before The Congress Adjourns.

If There's One Thing The American People Aren't Lacking, It Is Courage.

Every New Day Begins With Possibilities. It's Up To Us To Fill It With The Things That Move Us Toward Progress And Peace.