My father's generation gave to my generation a land of wealth and purpose and world economic dominance. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
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. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
You are Americans. You love this country. Together we are entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and social achievement. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
Breaststroke is an athletic event; butterfly is a political statement. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
This land, this water, this air, this planet - this is our legacy to our young. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
You can't have employment and despise employers ... No goose, no golden eggs. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
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,… — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in… — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions. — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South… — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
