Thank you, John Kerry, for being on the right side of history.

This is one of the four, five, or six most important elections this country has ever had.

America has been blessed with many great and good leaders over the past two centuries.

It is no accident that we're the longest lasting democracy in human history.

It's literally true that there has never been a time in the history of our country or the world when there were so many different opportunities for so many different kinds of people to live out their own dreams.

I've been for that since 1993.

I am grateful for it and again grateful for its expression in this remarkable project which will help the people of Connecticut and the United States to understand their history.

The generation that lives in this home conquered the Great Depression and World War II...

Fifty years ago today, on the deck of the aircraft carrier Missouri in Tokyo Bay, freedom finally prevailed.

Women have made inestimable contributions to our country throughout our Nation's history.

Bells have rung out the news of victory and liberty for centuries.

Ultimately no lesson from Iwo Jima looms larger than the one behind me.

This is their legacy.

There have been few times in history when mankind has had such an opportunity to enhance peace.

There is an education premium in this new economy that is greater than has ever been the case in the entire history of the Republic, ever.

When we walked away from our leadership and engagement responsibilities, as we did after the First World War, the world has paid a terrible price.

GATT is the largest and most advantageous trade agreement in our history.

This is the first time in history we ever even got bills to the floor of both Houses of Congress.