President George W. Bush Part II

Wow!

You know, this guy DOES sound like a moron when he talks sometimes (much to the delight of those that hate the very air he breathes), but today he said some very deep truths. This one in particular:

"America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one.
From the day of our Founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on
this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value, because they bear the
image of the Maker of Heaven and earth. Across the generations we have
proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a
master, and no one deserves to be a slave. Advancing these ideals is the mission
that created our Nation. It is the honorable achievement of our fathers. Now
it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security, and the calling of
our time."

(emphasis mine)

This is no stupid man for as much as some would have us believe. This guy understands from whence good government springs forth:

"Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self"

I could hear shades of Kennedy launching things like the Peace Corps in parts of it:

"All Americans have witnessed this idealism, and some for the first time. I ask
our youngest citizens to believe the evidence of your eyes. You have seen duty
and allegiance in the determined faces of our soldiers. You have seen that life
is fragile, and evil is real, and courage triumphs. Make the choice to serve in
a cause larger than your wants, larger than yourself - and in your days you will
add not just to the wealth of our country, but to its character"

People will say what they will about this guy today, but this speech will go down as a hinge point in history.