"The tools of government are not designed to protect the strong, but to protect the weak."

"The American standard of living has been and is being threatened by a small group of selfish men who have no regard for the public welfare."

"We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going forward with the firm belief that a better day is coming."

"The American people have had enough of being pushed around."

"The ultimate test of our democracy is not the ability to resist attack, but the ability to create conditions so that attack will not occur."