If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen.
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What are they going to do about it The parents want their children there. We have no intention of closing.
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A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.
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