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[our Understanding Is] Not Intellectual, But Instinctive.

The Public Does Not Like You To Mislead Or Represent Yourself To Be Something You're Not. And The Other Thing That The Public Really Does Like Is The Self-examination To Say, You Know, I'm Not Perfect. I'm Just Like You. They Don't Ask Their Public Officials To Be Perfect. They Just Ask Them To Be Smart, Truthful, Honest, And Show A Modicum Of Good Sense.

I Had Such High Expectations Of Myself. I Was Going To Be The Best Mother, The Best Housewife, The Best Entertainer, The Best Nurse, You Know - What It Was, I Was Going To Be The Best. And I Could Never Live Up To My Expectations.

Now We Democrats Believe That America Is Still The Country Of Fair Play, That We Can Come Out Of A Small Town Or A Poor Neighborhood And Have The Same Chance As Anyone Else, And It Doesn't Matter Whether We Are Black Or Hispanic, Or Disabled Or Women.

I'm Really Glad That Our Young People Missed The Depression And Missed The Great Big War. But I Do Regret That They Missed The Leaders That I Knew, Leaders Who Told Us When Things Were Tough And That We'd Have To Sacrifice, And That These Difficulties Might Last Awhile. They Didn't Tell Us Things Were Hard For Us Because We Were Different, Or Isolated, Or Special Interests. They Brought Us Together And They Gave Us A Sense Of National Purpose.