Mr Clark argued that the government had to enable more homes to be built and that failure to act would tell young families that "the property-owning democracy was for our generation, not for theirs".
Our entitlement programs will bankrupt the next generation if this generation chooses not to act, and our tax system limits our economic growth and our global competitiveness.
And I honestly believe this is the biggest choice, the clearest choice, of any time in our generation, because it's not just a choice between two candidates or two political parties.
One cannot argue that we must reduce our deficit so that we do not leave our children worse off than our own generation while delivering to them a nation of broken down roads and bridges operated by systems that belong to an era that should already be relegated to history books.
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His actions were rare and powerful acts of civil disobedience not commonly seen in our generation.
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I'm not sure that our young generation has learned the lessons.
Dr. SCHAWINSKI: And so our sun is at least a second generation, if not the third generation star.
As a country challenged by the most challenging economic climate of our generation, we have recognized that government alone is not the solution.
But when Senator Obama tells crowds this is our moment, he means a new generation of Americans who do not treat politics like an oldie station, replaying every conflict as Vietnam, every scandal as Watergate and every issue as black and white.
Mr. KASHIKO KARIM (Student): In our generation the qualified people, I mean the students, they do not want to join the politics.
Our education deficit is too wide to ignore. (Applause.) To kick these problems down the road for another four years or eight years, that would be to continue the same irresponsibility that led us to this point in the first place. (Applause.) And I did not run for President to pass on our problems to the next generation.
And let it be said of our friendship - formed and forged over two tumultuous centuries, a friendship tested in war and strengthened in peace - that it has not just endured but is renewed in each generation to better serve our shared values and fulfil the hopes and dreams of the day.
It's a responsibility that this generation did not ask for, but one that we must accept for the future and our children and our grandchildren.
You want a country where our seniors can retire with dignity and respect, and Social Security is there not just for this generation but for future generations.
Coal: Coal is our most abundant energy resource and therefore should not be shunned in favor of natural gas for electric power generation.
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No one says that free high school education is a socialist program, now that we know it is not enough, what is the rationale NOT to provide post-secondary education for free after all it is an investment in our next generation.
We are here today to honor teachers and mentors like Barb who are upholding their responsibility not just to the young people who they teach but to our country by inspiring and educating a new generation in math and science.
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