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We can be more inclusive.

Since becoming aware of the need to be inclusive, I've tried to make my stories broader and more representative of our world.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.

We must restore the emotional relationship that people have to the idea of America, that no matter where you come from, no matter where you live, that you have access to the same opportunities that somebody who is born in privilege.

America has been a beacon of hope for vulnerable people throughout the world.

For many of us who were born and raised in this country, including me, it's sometimes easy to forget how special America really is.

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

For generations, America has served as a beacon of hope and freedom for those outside her borders, and as a land of limitless opportunity for those risking everything to seek a better life. Their talents and contributions have continued to enrich our country.

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.