is forcing america to compete like never before. you will raise your children at a time when threats like terrorism and climate change aren t confined within the borders of any one country, and as our world grows smaller and more connected, you will live and work with more people who don t look like you or think like you or come from where you do. i really enjoyed alex s remarks because that s a lot of change. and all these changes, all these challenges inevitably cause some tension in the body politic. they make people worry about the future, and sometimes they get people riled up. but i think it s important that we maintain some historic perspective. since the days of four founding, american politics has never been
a time when threats like terrorism and climate change aren t confined within the borders of any one country. as our world grows smaller and more connected, you will live and work with more people who don t look like you or think like you or come from where you do. i really enjoyed alex s remarks because that s a lot of change. all these changes, all these challenges inevitably cause some tension in the body politic. they make people worry about the future. sometimes they get people riled up. i think it s important that we maintain some historic perspective. since the days of our founding, american politics has never been a particularly nice business. it s always been a little less