Without Free, Self-respecting, And Autonomous Citizens There

My Dear Fellow Citizens: For Forty Years You Have Heard From My Predecessors On This Day Different Variations Of The Same Theme: How Our Country Flourished, How Many Millions Of Tons Of Steel We Produced, How Happy We All Were, How We Trusted Our Government, And What Bright Perspectives Were Unfolding In Front Of Us. I Assume You Did Not Propose Me For This Office So That I, Too, Would Lie To You.

I Personally Think President [hosni] Mubarak, Who's Done A Lot For Egypt, Should Acknowledge That His Time Has Come And Step Down Right Away.

The Salvation Of The World Lies In The Human Heart.

In Any Case, Ideals Are Something We Strive For; They Are Somewhere On The Horizon Of Our Efforts; They Provide Meaning And Direction; They Are Not, However, Static Quotas That We Either Fulfill Or Do Not.

Genuine Politics -- Even Politics Worthy Of The Name -- The Only Politics I Am Willing To Devote Myself To -- Is Simply A Matter Of Serving Those Around Us: Serving The Community And Serving Those Who Will Come After Us. Its Deepest Roots Are Moral Because It Is A Responsibility Expressed Through Action, To And For The Whole.