We . . . Declared Our Independence

Let America Symbolize Humanity's Struggle To Conquer Nature And Master Technology. The Time Has Now Come For Our Government To Facilitate The Individual's Control Over His Or Her Future - And Of The Future Of America.

I Know Well The Coequal Role Of The Congress In Our Constitutional Process. I Love The House Of Representatives. I Revere The Traditions Of The Senate Despite My Too-short Internship In That Great Body. As President, Within The Limits Of Basic Principles, My Motto Toward The Congress Is Communication, Conciliation, Compromise, And Cooperation.

We Cannot Stand Still Or Slip Backwards. We Must Go Forward Now Together.

Theirs Is An American Tragedy In Which We All Have Played A Part. It Could Go On And On, Or Someone Must Write "the End" To It. I Have Concluded That Only I Can Do That. And If I Can, I Must.

It Feels Like Getting A Back Massage From The Grim Reaper: One Must Get Comfortable With The Most Horrifying Things In The World.