Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face. It is a true challenge of this generation of Americans."

"First of all, we must face the truth, and then we can change our course. We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this nation.

"Often you see paralysis and stagnation and drift. You don't like it, and neither do I. What can we do?

"You often see a balanced and a fair approach that demands sacrifice, a little sacrifice from everyone, abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends.