Public service is not capable of operating at a very high level of productivity and quality based on pride and partnership of the workers.

Thank you on behalf of the United States for the many contributions that the 9 million Americans who trace their roots to Asia and the islands of the Pacific make to our country every day.

I am directing that effective immediately, our Armed Forces discontinue the use of all so-called dumb antipersonnel mines.

If we fulfill them in the appropriate way, more money will be made, the free enterprise system will be stronger, more jobs will be created, and America will be a better place.

The mutual responsibility that employers and employees feel toward one another and toward the larger society is becoming even more important.

By honoring Saul you have paid a fitting tribute to the extraordinary, extraordinary service that this great American and citizen of the world has rendered.

This is a peculiarly American event we're about to have today.

I think that your devotion to learning, to hard work, to family, to the ideas of entrepreneurialism and the idea of engagement with the rest of the world, these are the kinds of things that will keep America great in the 21st century.

We are a nation of laws we should do everything we can and we should do more than we have to stop illegal immigration.

The enemy is us.

We cannot make this transition into the 21st century unless we create opportunity, unless we all go forward with a sense of personal responsibility.

For 14 years, the Inter-American Dialogue has played a leading role in framing the debate on issues that really matter to the peoples of our hemisphere.

We must act so that the children of the world can walk without fear on the earth beneath them.

These family-oriented policies are much more important today than ever before.

We're running well ahead of schedule in reaching our goal of putting 100,000 new police officers on the street.

America needs more police.

I urge all Americans to observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies and activities, giving due recognition to the countless individuals and organizations that build, secure, and operate this country's modern transportation system.

I will continue to work with you and continue to challenge the American people to work with you.