George H.W. Bush: “You cannot literally flip-flop on all these issues and lead. You cannot lead by misleading. You can't say one day…”

“You cannot literally flip-flop on all these issues and lead. You cannot lead by misleading. You can't say one day, ``Well, I think Toronto is great, but I'm for the Braves.'' You've got to take a position. I am for the Braves, courageously. My last point is simply this: The opposition would have you believe that the United States is a nation in decline. Gover- nor Clinton said, well, we're something less than, paraphrasing, we're something less than Germany, but a little better than Sri Lanka. Let me tell him something. We are the best, the fairest, the most decent, and the strongest country on the face of the Earth. And yes, our economy needs fixing, but we're caught up in something global. We're in an interdependent world. Our economy, in spite of its ailment, is doing better than Germany and Japan and England and France. With our leadership and our agenda for America's renewal, we are going to lead our way to economic recovery around the entire world, meaning jobs for the American worker. Thank you for this fantastic turnout, and don't let him say we are second class. We are the United States, the freest, fairest, greatest nation on the face of the Earth. And I need your support, and I ask for your vote. Thank you all, and God bless you. Note: The President spoke at 12:15 p.m. beside the Spirit of America train.”