The job of nation building, the job of nation leadership in a difficult, complex coalition has worked.
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You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.
The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.
I think that before you take on nation building in your mind's eye as to how it should be, you'd better have a clear understanding if this is doable and will work.
The art of coalition command - whether it is here in Afghanistan, whether it was in Iraq or in Bosnia or in Haiti - is to take the resources you are provided with, understand what the strengths and weaknesses are and to employ them to the best overall effect.
The nation is trying to catch up with a rapidly changing world.
Once Canadians no longer believe that there is any good in politics, they no longer feel we can work together to solve the challenges we're facing, and that is my fundamental motivation: how do we work together as a country to solve the big challenges we're facing.
For running a country, team work is important, and the person at the helm has to enjoy teamwork.
Support each other as is needed to achieve goals for the benefit of the people and the nation's security.
Our nation must come together to unite.
As elected leaders, we must each recommit ourselves to work together toward putting our country on a prosperous, sustainable path and restoring America's promise as a land of opportunity.
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