This is as true today as it was in 1968. My father would be deeply gratified and proud of our nation to know that, thanks to the DLC, we are closer to providing that kind of leadership than at any point in a generation. We now have to take this leadership and bring it to bear on the greatest issues facing America today. I believe there are three issues that most beg our attention. Our public schools, the very engine of our democracy and our progress economically and socially are in a state of decay.
Textbooks are out of date.
And many are forced to learn while in fear of violence. They have neither the tools with which to create their own future, nor the peace of mind even to see that they can have a future. Second, the conflict between work and family. Our jobs ask more and more from us each year. At the same time, science is discovering how critical it is for a child to have a caring adult, especially in the first few years of their lives.