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g we share. civility is not a tactic or a
sentime nt. it is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of
community over chaos. and this commitment, if we keep it, is a way to
shared accomplishment.

america, at its best, is also courageous.

our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when
defending common dangers defined our common good. now we must choose if
the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn us. we
must show courage in a time of blessing by confronting problems instead of
passing them on to
future generations.

together, we will reclaim america's schools, before ignorance and apathy
claim more young lives.

we will reform social security and medicare, sparing our children from
struggles we have the power to prevent. and we will reduce taxes, to
recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise
of working americans.


we will build our defenses beyond challenge, lest weakness invite
challenge.


we will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new century is
spared
new horrors.

the enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake: america
remains engaged in the world by history and by choice, shaping a balance
of power tha
t favors freedom. we will defend our allies and our interests. we will
show purpose without arrogance. we will meet aggression and bad faith with
resolve and strength. and to all nations, we will speak for the values
that gave our nation birth.

america, at its best, is compassionate. in the quiet of american
conscience, we know that deep, persistent poverty is unworthy of our
nation's promise.

and whatever our views of its cause, we can agree that children at risk
are not at fault. abandonment and abuse are not acts of god, they are
failures of lo
ve.

and the proliferatio

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