“Today the real test of America's power and wisdom is not our capacity to make war but our capacity to prevent it. Prevention must be our overriding objective. It can be done. Surrendering to the inevitability of combat only paves the way for its occurring.” WayWarRealDoneTodayAmericaPeaceCapacityTestsObjectivesCombatInevitabilityPrevention Author:Dale E. Turner
“Many of these Americans who are struggling to survive are Americans of color, .. Their cries for assistance confront America with a test of our moral compass as a nation.” AmericaNationsCompassionMoralStruggleCryColorTestsAssistanceCompassMoral CompassStruggling To Survive Author:Elijah Cummings
“Democracy...is a society in which the unbeliever feels undisturbed and at home. If there were only a half dozen unbelievers in America, their well-being would be a test of our democracy.” IfsFeelsWellsHomeWould BeAmericaHalfDemocracyTestsSafetyWell BeingDozenUnbelievers Author:Alfred North Whitehead
“So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or we can pull together and say that in America, our destiny isn't written for us but by us. We can place good ideas ahead of old ideological battles, and a sense of purpose above the same narrow partisanship. We can act boldly to turn crisis into opportunity and, together, write the next great chapter in our history and meet the test of our time.” WayWritingIdeasTogetherAmericaPurposeTurnsChoicesNextOpportunityDestinyProgressWrittenHabitBattleTestsCrisisOur TimeGood IdeasChaptersOur DestinyIdeologicalBad HabitsPartisanship Author:Barack Obama