Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.
Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.
What Washington needs is adult supervision.
- Barack Obama -
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