
Insomeimportantways,mygenerationhasfailedyouinthisregard.Wespenttoomuchtimedebating.We'vebeentoofocusedonthefightandnotfocusedenoughonprogress.Andyoudon'tneedtolookfartofindanexampleofthatfailure.Heretoday,inthisveryplace,inanarenawherethousandsoncefounddesperateshelterfroma100-yeardisaster,thekindthatseemtobehappeningmoreandmorefrequently,Idon'tthinkwecantalkaboutwhoweareaspeopleandwhatweowetooneanotherwithouttalkingaboutclimatechange.