“When that job is
done, all Americans will have something to be very proud of -- and all
Americans are needed in this common effort. It is the armies of compassion --
charities and houses of worship, and idealistic men and women -- that give our
reconstruction effort its humanity. They offer to those who hurt a friendly
face, an arm round the shoulder, and the reassurance that in hard times, they
can count on someone who cares. By land, by sea, and by air, good people
wanting to make a difference deployed to the Gulf Coast, and they've been
working around the clock ever since.”
President’s Hurricane Relief Address,
September 15, 2005
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