Political Quotes

“You are the people who are really doing God's work, because you believe in community. You understand that none of us really gets through this life as individuals. All of us need help and receive help. It may be from our parents, our relatives, our neighbors, our church, our schools. But I think what the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan) is trying to describe is the fact that we are a large national family, and we have differences. We have ethnic and religious and racial, philosophical differences. We have different skills and abilities, different educational levels. The fact is, we are not all the same, but we are all a part of the same great Nation. What we have been describing tonight is a nation that is out of balance, that has great unfairness, has inconsistencies, and quite frankly, I believe, a nation that is lacking in leadership. What we need is a Congress that will come together and work for the real benefit of the American people, and we need a President who is aware of the real problems.”