We have a lot of support from other countries to bring democracy to Cuba, but no agreement on what the policy should be.

The road ahead will be full of challenges and difficulties.

This Summit of the Americas we just concluded represents a watershed in the history of our hemisphere.

I think that we can show discipline in welfare reform and discipline in a lot of these other programs and still not be anti-poor.

We are bound together by geography, by history, by culture, but most important, now by shared values: a ferocious devotion to freedom, democracy, social justice.

We have seen a substantial increase in trade and an increase in jobs, good-paying jobs, for the American people.

Anyone who can work should do so.

We want to replace the many conflicting and different trade and other regulatory agreements with one that is consistent.

The rewards will be great and very much worth the effort.

We are gathered tonight as a family of nations, each with cultures that are unique and yet familiar to all of us.

Art strengthens the bonds among us.