Even if it takes changing the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got.
Interpretation
The president has a duty to uphold commitments made by the government, even if it requires changing the law.
This quote emphasizes the importance of political leadership and accountability. It suggests that a leader should honor promises made by previous administrations or the government as a whole, illustrating a commitment to integrity in governance that transcends legal frameworks, prioritizing the needs and rights of individuals affected by those commitments.
In practice
This quote could be used in a political speech advocating for policy changes that honor previous commitments.
You know, there was a recent poll which said that young people in the generation of the students here felt it was far more likely that they would see a UFO than that they would draw Social Security... It's very important you understand this. Once you understand this, you realize this is not an episode from the X Files, and you're not more likely to see a UFO if you do certain specific things.
When we got organized as a country, [and] wrote a fairly radical Constitution, with a radical Bill of Rights, giving radical amounts of freedom to Americans, it was assumed that Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly...When personal freedom is being abused, you have to move to limit it.
For too long we've been told about 'us' and 'them.' Each and every election we see a new slate of arguments and ads telling us that 'they' are the problem, not 'us.' But there can be no 'them' in America. There's only us.
There is a huge body of business evidence now showing that energy savings give better service at lower cost with higher profit. We have to tear down barriers to successful markets and we have to create incentives to enter them.
Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S. will have to pay to fix.
I was not elected to produce a pile of vetoes.
I am no big shot. I am not anybody's boss. I want to be everybody's servant.
Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.
There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that.
Often leaders have the best intentions, but people cannot read their minds. That's why it's important to declare yourself: Tell people why you choose to lead and the code you live by.
The dustbin of history is littered with remains of those countries that relied on diplomacy to secure their freedom. We must never forget . . . in the final analysis . . . that it is our military, industrial and economic strength that offers the best guarantee of peace for America in times of danger.
One thing I noticed working in the Bronx is that leaders come in the craziest places. They don't always show up at community board meetings. Sometimes it's just the guys on the corner that the boys on the block respect.
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