We cannot, we will not, succumb to the dark impulses that lurk in the far regions of the soul everywhere.

Let us resolve to work together, one Nation under God, to build a bridge of hope and renewal to a new American century.

Today marks not a personal or political victory but the triumph of a free people who have freely chosen the course our country will take.

Let us reaffirm our commitment to our shared values of family and faith, work and opportunity.

Our greatest responsibility is to embrace a new spirit of community for a new century.

This is the heart of our task.

Enjoy the great gift of our citizenship.

Let us build that America, a nation ever moving forward toward realizing the full potential of all its citizens.

This is a unique moment.

The journey of our America must go on.

I believe that the only problems we've never solved in America are the problems of the heart, particularly relating to race.

Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and Government is not the solution.

We live in an age of possibility—a moment of rich opportunity that brings with it a deep responsibility for the future and the generations to come.

I believe we're at a unique moment in history.

It is our great good fortune that time and chance have put us not only at the edge of a new century, in a new millennium, but on the edge of a bright new prospect in human affairs.

We have always been a people of hope—hope that we can make tomorrow brighter than today.

Since January 1995, 143 suspects have been arrested in connection with 107 fires at churches and other houses of worship.

We cannot walk alone.