talk to judge robert bork.alk to justice clarence thomas about how they tried to destroy lives, reputations, and character, and i'm supposed to say i don't want the president to fail? [cheers and applause] we're in for a real battle. we are talking about the united states of america -- and there will always be an america, don't misunderstand me -- we're talking about it remaining the country we were all born into and reared and grown into. and it's under assault. it's always under assault. but it's never been under assault like this from within before. and it's a serious, serious battle. so as you leave here, as you leave here, optimism, confidence, not guilt, it's not worth it. there's nothing to be guilty about. don't treat people as children. respect their intelligence. realize that there's a way to persuade people. sometimes the worst way is to get in their face and point a finger. set up a set of circumstances where the conclusion is obvious. let them think they came up with the idea themselves. then they'