American

"I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor."

"In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect."

"With Americans worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes and their chance at the American Dream, the New Direction Congress will work in a bipartisan way to lift our economy and help America's middle class."

"The American dream is about freedom."

"American politics is always an open competition."