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.
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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 would like a more missionary church,Not so much a tranquil church, but a beautiful church that goes forward.
I propose not our enemies as an example for our general imitation, yet, as their navy is the best regulated of any in the world, we must, in some degree, imitate them and aim at such farther improvement as may one day make ours vie with - and exceed - theirs.
Too many leaders are so caught up in the momentum of work that they lose sight of the opportunity to connect with people. I discovered that the more fully present I was with other people, the more fully present they were with me, and the more productive our relationship became over time.
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.
One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.
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