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America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.

Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.

Our ideals are our better selves.

We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

Are we a nation of guarantees or are we a nation of opportunities to achieve the American dream?

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great.

Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality.

Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope - young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor.

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.