Greatness Is Helping Others Realize They Are

Courage Has You Say In A Defiant Spirit You Can Take Everything From Me, You Could Cut Me Deep, You Could Render Me In Shame But You Will Never Ever Stop Me From Loving Those Who Mock Me, From Loving Those That Hate Me, From Loving Those Who Don't Forgive Me, From Loving The Cynics, From Loving The Darkness So Much That I Myself Through My Small Acts Of Consistent Unyielding Love May Bring On The Light.

We Should Not Be Scrimping On Investments In Public Safety. The Lack Of Infrastructure Spending Is Costing Us Lives In America. It's Costing Every Commuter.

If You Look At Great Human Civilizations, From The Roman Empire To The Soviet Union, You Will See That Most Do Not Fail Simply Due To External Threats But Because Of Internal Weakness, Corruption Or A Failure To Manifest The Values And Ideals They Espouse.

Go Out There And Swear To This World Your Oath, Not With Your Words, But With What You Do. Not With Your Hand Over Your Heart, But With Your Hand Outstretched To A World That Desperately Needs Your Hand, Your Help, Your Insights, Your Creativity, Your Honor, Your Courage. It Needs You.

I Still Remember How Upset I Was In The Aftermath Of President Obama's Election, Where People In Republican Leadership Didn't Say That, "hey, I Want To Focus On The Issues And Values Of Our Country," But, "my Number One Goal Is To See That Barack Obama Is Not A Two Term President." That To Me Is Outrageous. I Would Never Do That. My Number One Goal Is To Fight To Protect Poor People, Ethnic And Religious Minorities, Working Class Folks.