America
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The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated.
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.
I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and funding for Teach for America. Still, we must all do more to show our continued appreciation for our Nation's leading role models.
The fact is Canadians understand that immigration, that people fleeing for their lives, that people wanting to build a better life for themselves and their kids is what created Canada, it's what created North America.
The United States should pursue a more robust agenda for U.S. competitiveness and innovation focused on a lower-carbon economy, including investments in education, basic research and development, infrastructure, retraining, retirement security, and universal health care.
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.
For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
There is this myth, that America is a melting pot, but what happens in assimilation is that we end up deliberately choosing the American things - hot dogs and apple pie - and ignoring the Chinese offerings.
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
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