governor mcauliffe: i want to thank the vice president. we give him one more round of applause. \[applause] governor mcauliffe: thank him to address the governors and understand the challenges that governors have in dealing with all of the issues and i appreciate the discussion of the opioid crisis which every single governor deals with on a daily basis. i will like to introduce, the first time in n.g.a. history we have had a head of state address the national governors association and only fitting that we have a canadian prime minister to address us today, because in america, you think of that relationship we have with canada, not only the gigantic border that we share together, but also the friendship. i do not believe there is a better bilateral relationship between two countries in the entire globe than exists between canada and the united states of america. and i want to thank the prime minister, who has stepped out and led on such important issues of dealing with climat
basis. i will like to introduce, the first time in n.g.a. history we have had a head of state address the national governors association and only fitting that we have a canadian prime minister to address us today, because in america, you think of that relationship we have with canada, not only the gigantic border that we share together, but also the friendship. i do not believe there is a better bilateral relationship between two countries in the entire globe than exists between canada and the united states of america. and i want to thank the prime minister, who has stepped out and led on such important issues of dealing with climate change, how to deal with extremism, working with us here in america. i want to thank the prime minister, making sure that canada is open and welcoming to everyone. he has been a fighter to protect women s rights and protect the rights of the lgbt community. he understands when you are opened and welcoming, good things happen and economies grow. a
governor mcauliffe, thank you for your kind words of introduction and your thoughtful opening remarks. governor rolando, thank you for your warm welcome in this and this extremity hospitality. in rhode island. i must say i am a little bit flattered and a little bit surprised that so many of you in the audience have chosen to be here rather than at the beach. maybe that is on the agenda for this weekend. or maybe, like me, you agree with wallace stevens, that are have s the truth depends on a walk around the lake. i have to tell you, wallace stevens is my favorite american poet. by day, he worked in insurance, up the road in hartford, connecticut. by night, he wrote some of the most thoughtful poetry that this country and our world has ever seen. as i get to know this beautiful, historic corner of america a little better, the neatly tended fields and the low stone walls, the apple orchards and spectacular ocean vistas, i have been thinking a lot about what wallace stevens an
the text itself stays the same, but how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the war. so how can we understand, how we recognize that text, says a lot about the transformation of culture. i should say, when i was asked to do this, one of the many reasons i decided to do it was that i remain curious about the wonderful title, a fire never extinguished. david white and a few others of us it was such a literary phrase, we tried to figure out, who said that? is that whitman, emerson? who said a fire never extinguished ? i have been doing a little research and have one possible source. one is edward everett hale, a well-known unitarian minister during the civil war in boston a writer especially of short stories. he is best known for his short story the man without a country, published in the atlantic monthly in 1863. it is about a man who goes on the ship, disavows his country and loses his whole sense of identity. it is designed as a story
but how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the war. so how can we understand, how we recognize that text, says a lot about the transformation of culture. i should say, when i was asked to do this, one of the many reasons i decided to do it was that i remain curious about the wonderful title, a fire never extinguished. david white and a few others of us it was such a literary phrase, we tried to figure out, who said that? is that whitman, emerson? who said a fire never extinguished ? i have been doing a little research and have one possible source. one is edward everett hale, a well-known unitarian minister during the civil war in boston a writer especially of short stories. he is best known for his short story the man without a country, published in the atlantic monthly in 1863. it is about a man who goes on the ship, disavows his country and loses his whole sense of identity. it is designed as a story to rally support for the union