No one wants to get this matter behind us more than I do-except maybe all the rest of the American people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker emphasizes shared desire among Americans to move past a matter.
- In plain terms
- I want this issue to end just as much as the American people do.
- What can you take from it?
- Shared public desire can motivate resolution.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What issues divide us most?
- How do we find closure?
Another view
It does not provide a path to achieving that resolution.
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