We All Leave Personal Legacies For The

All Of Us Basically Want The Same Things: Opportunity For Our Children, And Prosperity For Our Families And Communities.

When Nearly A Third Of Our High School Students Do Not Graduate On Time With Their Peers, We Have Work To Do. We Must Design Our Middle And High Schools So That No Student Gets Lost In The Crowd And Disconnected From His Or Her Own Potential.

We Cannot Say To One Couple That Their Love Is Deserving Of Marriage And To Another That Their Love Should Only Be Called A Partnership. 'separate But Equal' Is Never Equal. Children Of Same-sex Couples Should Not Grow Up Wondering Why Their Family Is Treated Differently From Other Families

It Is Up To Us To Live Up To The Legacy That Was Left For Us, And To Leave A Legacy That Is Worthy Of Our Children And Of Future Generations.

Truly, The Challenges We Face Are Not Democratic Challenges Or Republican Challenges. In Fact, They Are Not Political Challenges At All; They Are Fiscal Challenges, And Educational Challenges, And The Challenges Of Figuring Out How To Take Care Of Each Other...