My Philosophy Has Always Been That Benefits

Anyone Who Thinks That The Vice-president Can Take A Position Independent Of The President Of His Administration Simply Has No Knowledge Of Politics Or Government. You Are His Choice In A Political Marriage, And He Expects Your Absolute Loyalty.

It Is Not Enough To Merely Defend Democracy. To Defend It May Be To Lose It; To Extend It Is To Strengthen It. Democracy Is Not Property; It Is An Idea.

I Believe That Each Of Us Can Make A Difference. That What Is Wrong Can Be Made Right. That People Possess The Basic Wisdom And Goodness To Govern Themselves Without Conflict.

It Was Once Said That The Moral Test Of Government Is How That Government Treats Those Who Are In The Dawn Of Life, The Children; Those Who Are In The Twilight Of Life, The Elderly; And Those Who Are In The Shadows Of Life, The Sick, The Needy And The Handicapped.

Fortunately, The Time Has Long Passed When People Liked To Regard The United States As Some Kind Of Melting Pot, Taking Men And Women From Every Part Of The World And Converting Them Into Standardized, Homogenized Americans. We Are, I Think, Much More Mature And Wise Today. Just As We Welcome A World Of Diversity, So We Glory In An America Of Diversity -- An America All The Richer For The Many Different And Distinctive Strands Of Which It Is Woven.