Make me wanna holler
- Johnson introduces his first area of concern: American cities. In 50 years, millions more people will be urban dwellers.
- Cities will have to be totally rebuilt to deal with the influx of people. And right now, they're not such great places.
- There's a long list of problems: lack of infrastructure and affordable housing; expansion that tears down neighborhoods and wipes out community values; a sense of isolation and fear.
- America can't succeed unless the cities succeed, because that's where the action will be in the future.
- Wow, who'd want to live in a city?
- That's Johnson's point. Cities, he says, are symbolic of great possibilities. American cities must make those possibilities realities for everyone who lives there.
- Referring to Aristotle's statement about living the good life together, Johnson makes another stab at humor to say that he's sure, if he stayed on campus tonight, he'd see plenty of students living the good life.
- Seriously, folks, he says, the Peace Corps started here, so you know what I'm talking about.