We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I intend to make Georgia howl.
I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp.
Now, the entire world community recognizes Georgia. We are members of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Everything is being prepared so that we will soon enter the European Union.
First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.
Every young man that we want to bring here to the University of Georgia, we want them to graduate from this place.
Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta.
I'm a Georgia guy; we can run.
What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.
It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world.