Our party, the Democratic Party, has never believed in standing pat or in keeping cool-in telling people they never had it so good or that things will always be easy.

We are a party that believes the American people can shape their own destiny.

Mr. Bedell represents millions of American businessmen who are in the words of the scripture, 'not slothful in business but fervent in spirit.'

Where no child will go unfed and no youngster will go unschooled.

We are especially grateful to Dick Adler and all of these talented performers that he brought here at such great sacrifice to entertain us, and if any of you feel like you didn’t get your money’s worth, you can see Mr. Maguire after the…

Today I am pleased to announce that we are beginning a liberalized Nationwide lending program geared to the needs of very small businesses.

This is a proud record.

I hope that you are all going to be with me for those years of achievement that are yet to come.

We may have come a long way since Samuel Adams said, 'This is a nation of shopkeepers,' but small businesses still provide one-third of the Nation's goods and services.

My campaign is already paying off. We have eliminated 141 publications at savings in excess of $1 million a year.

Mr. A. B. Alcott once said that where women are, the better things are implied if not spoken.

I am very proud of you, Mrs. Brown, not only because you are the first woman in the history of the Republic to ever serve on the Interstate Commerce Commission but because you are in the vanguard of a new army whose strategy is compassion…

The person chosen each year, with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, as National Teacher of the Year shall be one of the members of the Commission.

For the greatness of a people can be measured by the qualities of the men that they honor.

The Commission shall be composed of such members as the President may appoint from time to time from among appropriately qualified citizens of the United States.

Thank you so much for coming out.

We appreciate your friendship so very much.

Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning must offer an escape from poverty.