Barack Obama

That's not the kind of change that people here in Michigan are looking for.

I disagree. Not only is it impossible to turn back the tide of globalization, but efforts to do so can make us worse off.

Every dollar that we spend on these programs puts our children on a path to success.

It's great to be at Kettering – a university that is teaching the next generation of leaders.

This is our moment. This is our time to unite in common purpose, to make this century the next American century.

We have a choice. We can continue the Bush status quo – as Senator McCain wants to do – and we will become a country in which few reap the benefits of the global economy.

Instead of reaching for new horizons, George Bush has put us in a hole.

We can't simply return to the strategies of the past.

Life doesn't count for much unless you're willing to do your small part to leave our children – all of our children – a better world.

That means setting examples of excellence in our own lives.

Hope as that spirit inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better is waiting for us if we're willing to work for it and fight for it.

Create the jobs of the future here in America.

Create millions of new jobs and succeed in the 21st century's global economy.

Turn the page on the failed policies of the past.

We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception.

What makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – it's the courage to raise one.

Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it.

We're not going to help folks reach a secure retirement unless we encourage savings.

Social Security is strong, but as more baby boomers retire, the long-term cash-flow needs to be addressed.

If we keep that promise today, we're not just valuing work and our workers, we'll be keeping our businesses and our economy strong for the next generation.

This means that 97% of Americans will see absolutely no change in their taxes under my plan - 97%.

If you work hard and play by the rules, then you've earned your pension.

That's why I think the best way forward is to first look to adjust the cap on the payroll tax so that people like me pay a little bit more and people in need are protected.

It's disappointing that Senator McCain and his campaign decided to decline this proposal.

It's time to stop cutting back the safety net for working people while we protect golden parachutes for the well-off.