Political Quotes

“People have confidence in America. It's because of our civilization, and it's because of the forward thinking of our past leaders. It is our responsibility to continue that sense of responsibility to the people--not to the leaders, not to the chosen few, but to the people. We the people established this government, and it's ironic that people have now been turned against government as an institution. They believe that government is the problem. They've been led to believe that government is the problem. Sometimes government does have problems or causes problems; but I can tell you that in the history of this country, the American Government has been phenomenal. That is why we're the greatest country in the world. That is why we are the freest country in the world and we are the most prosperous Nation in the world. We are not broke. Our Social Security trust fund is not broke. It's solvent. And the bills that we have to pay, we will definitely pay as we always have. It makes sense to borrow money now, by the way, if you can get it for 1 percent or 2 percent, and you can then use those funds to put people back to work in this economy, which is in need of a shot in the arm.…”