People Say I Am Ruthless. I Am

I Run Because I Am Convinced That This Country Is On A Perilous Course And I Have Such Strong Feelings About What Must Be Done.

Sometimes People Think That Because You Have Money And Position You Are Immune From The Human Experience. But I Can Feel As Lonesome And Lost As The Next Man When I Turn The Key In The Door And Go Into An Empty House That Is Usually Full Of Kids And Dogs.

It Is From The Numberless Diverse Acts Of Courage And Belief That Human History Is Shaped. Each Time A Man Stands Up For An Ideal Or Acts To Improve The Lot Of Others Or Strikes Out Against Injustice, He Sends Forth A Tiny Ripple Of Hope, And Crossing Each Other From A Million Different Centers Of Energy And Daring, Those Ripples Build A Current That Can Sweep Down The Mightiest Walls Of Oppression And Resistance.

Our Future May Lie Beyond Our Vision, But It Is Not Completely Beyond Our Control. It Is The Shaping Impulse Of America That Neither Fate Nor Nature Nor The Irresistible Tides Of History, But The Work Of Our Own Hands, Matched To Reason And Principle, That Will Determine Our Destiny. There Is Pride In That, Even Arrogance, But There Is Also Experience And Truth. In Any Event, It Is The Only Way We Can Live.

What Is Objectionable, What Is Dangerous, About Extremists Is Not That They Are Extreme, But That They Are Intolerant. The Evil Is Not What They Say About Their Cause, But What They Say About Their Opponents.