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"For there is another Axis of Evil in the world: poverty and ignorance; disease and environmental disorder; corruption and political oppression. We may well put down terror in its present manifestations. But if we do not attend to the larger fundamentals as well, then the ground is fertile and has been seeded for the next generation of those born to hate us, who will hold these things up before the world's poor and dispossessed, and say that all these things are in our image, and rekindle the war we are now hoping to snuff out."
A Commentary on the War Against Terror: Our Larger Tasks; February 12, 2002.
"For everything there is a season. And tonight, as this new election season opens, I intend to rejoin the national debate."
Keynote address to the Tennessee Democratic Party's 2002 campaign kick-off; February 2, 2002.
"So we come together tonight not as partisans, but as patriots. We come together - - yes, within the framework of the two party system - - to celebrate our democracy and the discussions and debates that keep us free. But we come together not only first and foremost, but really solely as Americans at a time when our country has been attacked."
Keynote address to the Iowa State Democratic Party's 2001 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner; September 29, 2001.
"When you are the conscience of the Congress, you of course have to do your best to reach across party lines, but you also have to know when to draw the line. When you are the conscience of the Congress, you have to work to build majorities, but you also have to fight for human dignity. When you are the conscience of the Congress, you have to seek consensus, but you also have to seek justice and fundamental fairness."
Remarks to the Congressional Black Caucus; January 3, 2001.
"As for the battle that ends tonight, I do believe as my father once said, that no matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."
Remarks on the end of the 2000 Presidential campaign; December 13, 2000.
"Today, we're going to focus on one specific issue -- aging as it affects an entire family, and the power of all generations working together. How do we harness the talents and energy of our older generations, and enable them to live out productive and fulfilling lives? How can we help everyone to understand that seniors can be an important part of the solution to the challenges and stresses of today's family life? "
Remarks at the ninth annual Family Re-Union policy conference; November 20, 2000.
"And make no mistake about it - - the big drug companies, who are charging seniors more than anybody else even though their profits are higher than any other industry's, and the insurance companies and HMOs who are opposed to the Patients Bill of Rights, even though it is hurting the quality of medical care for Americans, both of those industries are supporting my opponent, and they're supporting Debbie Stabenow's opponent. And they are financing a massive advertising campaign that is calculated to try to mislead you into thinking up is down and inside is outside and right is wrong. So pass the word from person to person - - as Debbie says, "from one to one to one" - - to get the truth of this matter out there. The drug companies and the insurance companies and HMOs, the oil companies and others, they have a priority in this election, and it is to make sure that your voice is diluted by their money and power and influence. That's why we need campaign finance reform, my friends."
Rally at Wayne State University; October 14, 2000.
"And that's the difference in this election. They're for the powerful. We're for the people. Judge for yourself. Look at the agendas. Look at the facts."
Acceptance speech at the 2000 Democratic National Convention; August 17, 2000.
"Today, at the dawn of the 21st Century, we need a foreign policy that addresses the classic security threats -- and understands the new ones as well. We need a new approach for a new century -- grounded in our own economic and security interests, but uplifted by what is right in the world. We need to pursue a policy of 'forward engagement' - addressing problems early in their development before they become crises; addressing them as close to the source of the problem as possible; and having the forces and resources to deal with those threats as soon after their emergence as possible."
Remarks to the International Press Institute; April 30, 2000.
"It's been said that 'the mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.' I know that is true for me. For all my 52 years, my mother has been the greatest teacher I have ever had. She taught me that through quiet dignity and determination, one woman could make all the difference. She taught me that there are no doors that can't be opened - if you work hard enough and knock long enough."
Union University luncheon honoring Pauline LaFon Gore; April 10, 2000.
"So I propose the creation of a non-partisan Democracy Endowment-to follow up on the urgent reform of our campaign finance laws by McCain-Feingold with a revolutionary change to further safeguard our self-government in the 21st Century. The Democracy Endowment will raise more than $7 billion over seven years, and then, with the interest and the returns on investment, finance Senate and House general election campaigns-with no other contributions allowed to candidates who accept the funding. Let me be clear: this is a non-partisan endowment for our common democracy. You can't give to any one party; you can't give to any one candidate. Every qualified candidate will have access to these funds according to a formula that is based on the district or state in which they are running. The views of the donor will have absolutely no influence on the views of the recipient. In this way, we will break the connection between the giving of money and the gaining of influence in these election contests."
Speech On Political And Campaign Reform at Marquette University, WI; March 27, 2000 .
"He became the youth chairman in Tennessee for FDR in 1932. The following year, he became a candidate himself for the first time -- for Smith County Superintendent of Schools. He lost the election -- and then his teaching job -- but he gained respect from those who heard him. Indeed, when the man who won the race unexpectedly turned gravely ill soon after the election, he surprised the County Court by recommending my father as his replacement before he died. This gift from his dying former rival made a deep and lifelong impression on my father. It was one of the reasons why he never said a harsh word about any of his opponents for the rest of his career. "
Memorial Service for Albert Gore, Senior; December 8, 1998.
"We can choose to learn how to care for one another and the earth in a way that is worthy at last of our children's innocent trust in us; or we can choose once again, as we have so bitterly over the course of the last millennium, to persevere in our old habits of destruction and fail their trust."
Remarks at the Chornobyl Museum - Kiev; July 23, 1998.
"Right now, we are on the verge of finding the causes and cures for some of our worst plagues and problems. Nearly every week a new gene discovery is reported -- offering new hope for a more healthy future. We need that progress to continue -- and we need to ensure that every American has confidence that our science is advancing in a way that is consistent with our values. That is what I hope to address this afternoon -- how we must act to ensure that the stunning, 21st Century advancements in our science, and the enormous benefits they bring, do not also bring new, 21st Century forms of discrimination and exclusion."
James D. Watson Lecture ; January 20, 1998.
"You can judge a president by the enemies he is willing to make. You know that someone who's been attacked as much as Bill Clinton is doing something right. America has never changed without a president willing to confront the status quo and take on the forces of greed and indifference. It has changed only when we have had a president with the vision to tackle the real problems that really matter to our families. That's what this president has done."
Acceptance speech at the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
"When you've seen your six year old son fighting for his life, you realize that some things matter a lot more than winning. You loose patience with the lazy assumption of so many in politics that we can always just muddle through. When you've seen your reflection in the empty stare of a boy waiting for his second breath of life, you realize that we were not put here on earth to look out for our needs alone. We are part of something much larger than ourselves. All of us are part of something much greater than we are capable of imagining. And my friends, if you look up for a moment from the rush of your daily lives, you will hear the quiet voices of your country crying out for help. You will see your reflection in the weary eyes of those who are loosing hope in America. And you will see that our democracy is lying there, in the gutter, waiting for us to give it a second breath of life."
Acceptance speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. |
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