The Ideals That Bind Us Together Are

A Preemptive Action Today, However Well-justified, May Come Back With Unwelcome Consequences In The Future. And Because... I've Done This. I've Ordered These Kinds Of Actions - I Don't Care How Precise Your Bombs And Your Weapons Are, When You Set Them Off, Innocent People Will Die.

There's This Whole Problem Of Trafficking, Which Has Gotten Worse In The Economic Downturn, Which Disproportionately Affects Young Women, But Also Affects Some Young Men Who Are Sold Into Bondage, Into Basically Servitude For Indebted Work That They Can Often Never Escape From.

The Arts Have Long Been An Integral And Vibrant Part Of Our Nation's Cultural Heritage. In Its Many Forms, Art Enables Us To Gain A Deeper Understanding Of Ourselves And Of Our Society. Providing Us With A Unique Way To Learn About People Of Other Cultures, It Allows Us To Discover All That We Have In Common. At Its Best, Art Can Beautify Our Cities, Encourage Economic Development And Social Change, And Profoundly Affect The Ways We Live Our Lives.

When We Give What We Can, And Give It With Joy, We Don't Just Renew The American Tradition Of Giving, We Also Renew Ourselves.

Let Me Be Clear: We Are Still A Nation Of Immigrants, And We Honor All Those Immigrants Who Are Working Hard To Become New Citizens.