It is the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs.
The hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores.
The hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta.
The hope of a mill worker's son who dares to defy the odds.
The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too.
Hope! Hope in the face of difficulty! Hope in the face of uncertainty! The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.
"You can be the generation that, at a critical moment, STOOD UP and reminded us just how precious this experiment in democracy really is, and just how powerful it can be when we fight for it, when we believe in it. I believe you will. Because I believe in you. And I will be right there with you every step of the way."
"What he failed to tell you was when you're on my time, I can reclaim it. He left that out, so I'm reclaiming my time."
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters to corrupt Treasury Secretary, 2017
"Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists ― it's designed to turn us against each other, risking life & death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that's rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class."
"I'm calling on the GOP to stop Trump's filthy talk of whistleblowers being spies & using mob language implying they should be killed. Impeachment is not good enough for Trump. He needs to be imprisoned & placed in solitary confinement."
"Any other individual who would have been caught conducting themselves the way this president has would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. It is shameful that any members of this House are willing to disregard the Constitution, turn a blind eye to hard facts, and ignore a confession from the president himself. History will remember those who were willing to speak truth to power. This is our country! Our foremothers and forefathers shed their blood to build and defend this democracy! I refuse to have it undermined. I'm proud that in the final analysis, justice will have been served in America, and Donald Trump will have been impeached!"
"It's appalling the things that Donald Trump says, and then you say to me, tearing up his falsehoods, isn't that the wrong message? No it isn't. He has shredded the truth in his speech. He's shredding the Constitution in his conduct. I shredded his "State of his Mind" Address."
"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership."
"This country was built by people who had each other's backs. And the future depends on you and us summoning that same spirit. Even after everything that's happened and all the challenges we face, I have great faith in this country, and in our and your future. Lean on each other. Hold on to your values, and never, ever give up."
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 2019 commencement speech
Maryland Question 6
