11/26/1978
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"I think the basic issue in this campaign is going to be whether we want government that looks confidently to the future, or government that clings fearfully to the past."
"We want to believe once again that our national leaders are honorable and competent and deserving of our trust."
"An occasional veto may be justified, if legislation is poorly drafted or ill-considered, but 53 vetoes in two years demonstrate a negativism, a dormancy, and a fear of action that can only be harmful ..."
"Good government is the art of doing what is right, and that is far more difficult."