Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I think if there is one way to describe, summarize, or encapsulate the feelings that are not only I think prevalent in the Senate or in the Congress but throughout the country, when we think of our children and all children, I think we have a basic belief that every single child in America is born with a light inside them. For some children, of course, because of their circumstance, the family they come from, the situation into which they are born, that light is as bright as it can be; it is incandescent. You cannot see the limits of it. It is blinding that they are so full of potential and ability and they don't need as much help. They are going to be fine because of the brightness of that light--the measure of their potential. For other children, they are born with a bright light, but it doesn't shine quite as brightly, because of all kinds of circumstances. We have all experienced this in our lives and in our own families and with people we have encountered. Many elected officials have talked to their constituents about this. I have always believed that the obligation of a public official, no matter where you are, no matter what level of government, or no matter what degree of responsibility you have, has a basic obligation to make sure that the light inside of every child is realized, or the potential that that light indicates is realized. We have to do that every day one way or another.…”