I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower where ever I thought a flower would grow.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.