Things that were important in the development of our nation. And what we need to do is start talking about things, talking about things that are important. And at the same time, keeps people from discussing important issues while the fabric of this society is being changed. Because, you see, this country one of the founding principles was freedom of thought and freedom of expression. I’m very, very come - compassionate, and I’m not never out to offend anyone. and one last thing about political correctness, which I think is a horrible thing, by the way.
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And, you know, what we need to do - what we need to do in this pc world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought, and we need to concentrate on being respectful to those people with whom we disagree.Īnd that’s when I believe we begin to make progress. And, you know, that’s where we end up, too, if we don’t speak up for what we believe. He said, no, no, no! Mother, you didn’t eat those birds? Those birds cost $5,000 apiece! They could dance, they could sing, they could talk! And she said, well, they should have said something. Sent them to his mother, couldn’t wait to call her up on mother’s day, mother, mother, what’d you think of those birds? And she said, they was good. He was so excited, he bought two of of them.
They could dance, they could sing, they could talk. These birds were cool, you know? They cost $5,000 apiece. And he ran out of ideas, and then he ran across these birds. You know, I’m reminded of a very successful young businessman, and he loved to buy his mother these exotic gifts for mother’s day. You know, and it keeps people from saying what they really believe. That’s a salutation, a greeting of goodwill. Doesn’t matter whether the person you’re talking to is Jewish or, you know, whether they’re any religion. People are afraid to say Merry Christmas at Christmas time. And we’ve reached reach the point where people are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say because somebody might be offended. People focus in on that, completely miss the point of what you’re saying. I remember once I was talking about the difference between a human brain and a dog’s grain, and a man - and a dog’s brain, and a man got offended. I have discovered, however, in recent years that it’s very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone.Īnd people walk away with their feelings on their shoulders waiting for you to say something, ah, did you hear that? The pc police are out in force at all times. now, it’s not my intention to offend anyone.
And those have informed my comments this morning. And I was surprised by the uniformity of their answers. And I’ve been asking people what concerns you? What are you most concerned about in terms of the spirituality and the direction of our nation and our world? And I’ve talked to very prominent democrats, very prominent republicans. and I have an opportunity to talk to a lot of people. You know, I have an opportunity to speak in a lot of venues. He who refreshes others will himself, be refreshed.Ģnd Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land. Proverbs 11:25 A generous man will prosper. Proverbs 11:12 A man who lacks judgement derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue Proverbs 11:9 With his mouth the Godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escapes. I want to start by reading four texts which will put into I want to start by reading four texts which will put into context what I’m going to say. I was here 16 years ago, and the fact that they invited me back means that I didn’t offend too many people, so that was great. Thank you so much for this wonderful honor to be at this stage again. Obama, distinguished guests – which included everybody. National Prayer Breakfast Speech Transcript
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