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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of Democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no Democracy.”。39。ll tell you this: We as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the mon good if we are derelict in upholding the mon good. More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future. If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce. If we say to the American people it is time for you to be sacrificial。 A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the mon good. A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. In this election year we must define the mon good and begin again to shape a mon future. Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us. And now, what are those of us who are elected public officials supposed to do? We call ourselves public servants but Iamp。t we be generous with each other? We need to take to heart the words spoken by Thomas Jefferson: ”。 there is no law that can require the American people to form a national munity. This we must do as individuals, and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision. As a first step, we must restore our belief in ourselves. We are a generous people so why canamp。ll recognize that. And now we must look to the future. Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their mon sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the mon ties that bind all Americans. Many fear the future. Many