We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.
The only way to overcome it — the only way to lift our national discourse out of the gutter — is to heed Washington's words and take pains to bring truth to light.
Neither side is immune from using the politics of fear, painting a picture of horrors to come - that only they are qualified to deliver the nation from.
The United States continues to lead the world in humanitarian assistance, including famine prevention and relief in South Sudan, Somalia, and northern Nigeria and Yemen.
Parents who protect their kids too much, never letting them fail, never letting them take on any responsibility, always bailing them out of any trouble, end up making them fragile.
The Dutch salvage company brought into help is sending a crane and two tug boats heavier than these hoping to free the ship before its precarious position gets worse.
We were hoping that one of our friends who likes to go deep sea fishing and taking people out might have gone past the 400-mile mark and might have cruised near where we would be.
A flotilla of small boats has rescued all 47 passengers and crew on board a plane that ended up in the sea that has tried to land on the pacific island of Weno.