We Have Every Right To Dream Heroic

We Speak With Pride And Admiration Of That Little Band Of Americans Who Overcame Insuperable Odds To Set This Nation On Course 200 Years Ago. But Our Glory Didn't End With Them. Americans Ever Since Have Emulated Their Deeds.

There Was A Time When "sound As A Dollar" Was A Description, Not A Joke.

I Favor The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 And It Must Be Enforced At Gunpoint If Necessary.

We Can Meet Our Destiny, And That Destiny To Build A Land Here That Will Be, For All Mankind, A Shining City On A Hill.

The Full Consequences Of A Default Or Even The Serious Prospect Of Default By The United States Are Impossible To Predict And Awesome To Contemplate. Denigration Of The Full Faith And Credit Of The United States Would Have Substantial Effects On The Domestic Financial Markets And On The Value Of The Dollar In Exchange Markets. The Nation Can Ill Afford To Allow Such A Result. The Risks, The Cost, The Disruptions, And The Incalculable Damage Lead Me To But One Conclusion: The Senate Must Pass This Legislation Before The Congress Adjourns.