America still remains confident and youthful in its commitment to freedom and equality.

That would be in the framework of rationality.

My first responsibility would be to choose someone to run with me, who would be the best person to lead this country if something should happen to me.

He proved to be of no concern.

I will be making myself available to leaders in the church, and I'll do everything I can to eliminate the displeasure that the people feel about the Democratic Party platform.

I might later on for historical purposes.

I believe it's been very good for me—and I believe for the country—to have had this time of careful consideration.

I have discussed it enough with him to know that he and I will be searching for a way to let the Vice President be completely involved in our nation's affairs.

I don't want to cut you off.

It is a disgrace to the human race.

It is time for the people to run the government, and not the other way around.

Our country's best is still ahead.

I have decided to accept the nomination of President.

I have investigated among people in Minnesota who know Senator Mondale best, his attitude toward campaigning itself, toward his degree of commitment to his work in the Senate.

We can have an America that encourages and takes pride in our ethnic diversity, our religious diversity, our cultural diversity.

It is hard for me to answer that without comparing him with other candidates in a detrimental way to them.

Senator Mondale has a slight problem with hypertension.

I believe he would help me as a matter of fact with both those problems.