Political Quotes

“I rise today to kick off a series of speeches where I will come to the floor on a regular basis to address issues affecting Americans and propose ways to solve the challenges we face. These speeches will cover a variety of topics, but they will all link back to the fundamental theme of our ``we the people'' democracy. In the summer of 1787, a group came together of patriots, farmers, and scholars. They gathered in Philadelphia, and after 4 months of fierce debate and enduring compromise, they agreed to a set of ideas and a system of governance. They signed their names to a document, our Constitution, which has guided our Nation's progress for over two centuries. They began that Constitution, that key document, with three simple words on parchment--``we the people''--and with that they launched our experience in democratic governance. The Founders wrote this phrase in beautiful script, 10 times the size of the rest of the document, as if to say this is what it is all about, this is what America will be about--governance for ``we the people.'' They did not say at the start of this document ``we the titans of industry.'' They did not say ``we the titans of commerce.'' They did not say ``we the rich and powerful.'' They said ``we the people.'' As President Lincoln summarized, the genius of our governance is that it is of the people, by the people, and for the people. With this guiding light America has been a great nation.…”