...the United States at this point is at the very bottom of all the rich countries in being generous to others. |
[Despite the increase in giving, the United States] is at the very bottom of all the rich countries in being generous to others, ... We give about one one-thousandth of our gross national product to humanitarian aid in other countries, including AIDS and everything else. |
[Former President Jimmy Carter recently affirmed his optimism for the future of nuclear energy while highlighting the important role it has played in the United States during a visit to American Electric Power's Cook Nuclear Plant.] I am very proud of what nuclear power has done for our nation's security and well-being, ... I think the future holds great opportunities for nuclear power because safety has improved, technology has improved and environmental quality has improved. |
[Gore] received the most votes nationwide, and in my opinion, he also received the most votes in Florida, ... And the decision was made as you know by a 5-4 vote on a highly partisan basis by the U.S. Supreme Court, so I would say in 2000, there was a failure. |
[The president is right about the wisdom of conservation, and the need for the government to lead -- even if his own administration's energy policies make a mockery of Carter's wise conservation proposals of the 1970s. Sure some will dismiss Bush's conservation call as just the latest act of post-Katrina political theater scripted by Karl Rove. But who knows? Perhaps Bush, who has staked his presidency on a global crusade to defend energy supplies from threats to] the American way of life, ... If we fail to act soon, we will face an economic, social and political crisis that will threaten our free institutions. |
A cowardly attack on innocent civilians brought us an unprecedented level of cooperation and understanding around the world, |
A repetition of the problems of 2000 now seems likely, ... Some of the state's leading officials hold strong political biases that prevent necessary reforms. |
a saving factor was that there was no nationwide pattern to favor any one party. |
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity. |
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity. |
Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease |
Also in 2004, there was a substantial aversion of the Democratic leaders to demonstrate - maybe failure is a better word than aversion - to demonstrate a compatibility with the deeply religious people in this country. I think that absence hurt a lot. |
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America. |
An act of terrorism totally outside the bounds of international law and diplomatic tradition. a crisis [that] calls for firmness and restraint. |
an unprecedented and overt ... merger of the church and state, of religion and politics. |