Paul Tsongas
Paul Tsongas
Paul Efthemios Tsongaswas an American politician and a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1985, who had previously served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 5th congressional districtand held local political office. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 presidential election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 February 1941
CountryUnited States of America
father land purpose
My father's generation gave to my generation a land of wealth and purpose and world economic dominance.
war mind weapons
Our only weapons in this war of your lifetime are the weapons of the mind.
used ads
When George Bush used the Willie Horton ad, he knew what he was doing.
spring war rights
No one is immune from the larger events of his or her time - the Depression, World War II, civil rights, Vietnam, the spring of 1989 in China. These events intrude upon our lives and radically affect our directions.
war japan cold
The cold war is over; Japan won.
jobs hate employment
You cannot be pro-jobs and anti-business at the same time. You cannot love employment and hate employers.
political trying good-questions
That's a good question. Let me try to evade you.
country achievement political
You are Americans. You love this country. Together we are entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and social achievement.
journey america community
America is the sum of all our journeys as we search for our national community and our national culture.
running taken simple
In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South Africa, not in any corner of this earth, where the simple idea of democracy and freedom has taken root.
home firsts sense-of-place
Lowell is my home. It is where I drew my first breath. It is where I will always derive a sense of place and a sense of belonging
faith adversity commitment
Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me.
lying worry promise
It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.
winning political trying
Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions.