We Can Have Confidence In The Long-term

I Think I'm The Only President Other Than John Kennedy Who Had Both Parents Alive During The Presidency.

The Economy Is Growing, Productivity Is High, Trade Is Up, People Are Working. It's Not As Good As We'd Like, But -- And To The Extent That We Find Weakness, We'll Move.

What You Do Is As Important As Anything Government Does. I Ask You To Seek A Common Good Beyond Your Comfort; To Defend Needed Reforms Against Easy Attacks; To Serve Your Nation, Beginning With Your Neighbor. I Ask You To Be Citizens: Citizens, Not Spectators; Citizens, Not Subjects; Responsible Citizens, Building Communities Of Service And A Nation Of Character.

Sixty Years Of Western Nations Excusing And Accommodating The Lack Of Freedom In The Middle East Did Nothing To Make Us Safe Because In The Long Run Stability Cannot Be Purchased At The Expense Of Liberty. ... The Global Wave Of Democracy Has Barely Reached The Arab States. For Too Long, Many People In That Region Have Been Victims And Subjects. They Deserve To Be Active Citizens.

As I Mentioned We Have Arrested Or Detained Over 1,000 People Here In America To Determine To Find Out What They Know.