Hillary Clinton did what she did for the sake of her agenda of personal ambition, carefully planned and worked out over months in which she was using and abusing the state of New York--because she looked at several other states--as a platform for her personal ambition. I, on the other hand, have responded to the call of the people of Illinois who have asked me to come and help them with a crisis situation. It doesn't violate my principal understanding of federalism, because federalism has two parts: state sovereignty and national unity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keyes claims Clinton used states for personal ambition while he responded to Illinois voters. He asserts federalism balances state sovereignty and national unity.
- In plain terms
- Clinton used states for ambition. Keyes says he helped Illinois people and respects federalism.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance state sovereignty with national unity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines political service?
- How should ambition be checked?
Another view
Motives are difficult to objectively verify.
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