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The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.

America's greatness is largely because of how we value the weakest among us.

America has the highest standard of living of any major country in the entire world. To maintain and enhance that standard of living, America should continue to embrace those qualities which have made America great: openness and dynamism. Openness to new technologies, new ideas and new people is America's greatest source of strength.

And the American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people.

An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.

Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.

America is stronger than ever. We will forever remember those we lost on September 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy.

America is a powerful country. America is a great country. We have enormous resiliency. Any time we have had our back to the wall, we have come out a winner.

The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.

The American Way is an amalgam of our compassion, our strengths, our failings and our attempts to build a better world, a more perfect union.