ts: our streets are safer and record numbers of our fellow citizens have moved from welfare to work.
and once again, we have resolved for our time a great debate over the role of government. today we can declare: government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. we -- the american people -- we are the solution. (applause.) our founders understood that well and gave us a democracy strong enough to endure for centuries, flexible enough to face our common challenges and advance our common dreams in each new day.
as times change, so government must change. we need a new government for a new century -- humble enough not to try to solve all our problems for us, but strong enough to give us the tools to solve our problems for ourselves; a government that is smaller, lives within its means, and does more with less. yet where it can stand up for our values and interests in the world, and where it can give americans the power to make a real difference in their everyday lives, government should do more, not less. the preeminent mission of our new government is to give all americans an opportunity -- not a guarantee, but a real opportunity -- to build better lives. (applause.)
beyond that, my fellow citizens, the future is up to us. our founders taught us that the preservation of our liberty and our union depends upon responsible citizenship. and we need a new sense of responsibility for a new century. there is work to do, work that governme
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