“I want to talk today about Ohio’s future. I want to talk today about Ohio’s children. It has been said that the future is ‘not our own’ — that it belongs to our children, our grandchildren, and our great-grandchildren — and that they are the instruments by which our greatest hopes and our greatest aspirations will be accomplished. All of our dreams and all of our goals — really, our vision for the future — ultimately depends on them. The single most important thing we can do for Ohio’s future is to ensure that all Ohio children — no matter where they live, no matter who their parents are — have the opportunity to live up to their full God-given potential and that they have the chance to pursue their dreams and their passions in life. Kids have only one chance to grow up. So, we must have a great sense of urgency, as every moment we waste is a moment they lose.” |