We owe them the leadership and courage to change what's wrong and set it right. These are difficult issues, charged with emotion. But we must build a consensus for a new vision that can move this nation forward again. We must offer a better alternative. We must replace the discredited policy of preferential treatment with a new vision that upholds justice, rewards work, honors individual merit, and restores the fundamental civil rights principle of equality under the law.
Life is a competition.
So first, we must prepare every child in America to compete. But sadly, too many children today are born into dysfunctional families and, through no fault of their own, are not prepared. We must ensure that they are. We must offer them the quality education they need to succeed in a life of honest work. We must overhaul a welfare system that encourages dependency and discourages responsibility.