When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one...

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.

Reading is important. If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

It [is] that courage that Africa most desperately needs.

Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can...

They are going to have to find immediate work, immediate housing, immediately get their kids into school and that probably will change the demographics of the region.

There are 10 warheads in that one container?

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

If anything, the fiasco of last week should underscore the degree to which the vulnerable among us should not be forgotten, … They should be not forgotten when we’re setting budget policy, they should not...

Yes We Can!

The stakes involved in Washington policy debates are often so high– whether we send our young men and women to war; whether we allow stem cell research to go forward– that even small differences in...

I will cut taxes – cut taxes – for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.

Even if current rules are enforced, there are too many opportunities with lobbyists to influence policy in ways that hurt ordinary citizens.

We thought it was wrongheaded and the amount of anxiety caused by this review was significant, … We stopped the VA from going backward, but we still need to move forward.

These funding cuts will be particularly devastating to communities in Southern Illinois where Byrne grants pay for a large percentage of crucial staff and infrastructure, … I hope that today the Senate will do the...

I’m so overexposed, I’m making Paris Hilton look like a recluse.

Let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth...

The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.

Our values call upon us to care about the lives of people we will never meet.

The notion that we are going to stand by in the face of this is unacceptable.

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

They are two Illinois companies who want to do business and expand, … but they are having roadblocks.

There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America – there’s the United States of America.

The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorified accounting that serves to regulate the affairs of those...

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.

a judicial philosophy that ignores the possibilities of racial discrimination or gender discrimination, a political philosophy that typically errs on the side of the powerful.

It’s a good reminder of the fact that highly rational people can be engaged in a highly irrational purpose, … I’m reminded what Einstein said: Our wisdom has not caught up with our technology.

The Bush Administration’s failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends...

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost.

Kalau mereka tidak berakar pada tradisi mereka sendiri, mereka tak akan mampu menghargai kebudayaan orang lain.

Sooner or later, politics catches up with the Supreme Court. If Democrats are consistently losing elections, then our views and our values will be less represented on the court.

When the federal government would actually save millions of dollars by forgoing the status quo and actually sending evacuees on a luxurious six-month cruise it is time to rethink how we are conducting oversight. A...

It’s puzzling, given his immediate response during 9/11, that he did not feel a greater sense of empathy toward the folks that were experiencing this enormous disaster, … This Week.

it ended up not being a very big deal.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the...

We are the change we have been waiting for.

I find it unbelievable that the EPA would continue to drag its feet despite the fact that their own analysis found that these rules could prevent 28,000 lead-related illnesses each year,

This is not one of those situations where I think you can just jawbone industry into making the investment, … This is not something that the markets alone will correct. We will have to use...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution...

I have absolute confidence that if everybody works hard for the next 24 hours, we’re going to see Freddy come out on top,

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still...

Our individualism has always been bound by a set of communal values, the glue upon which every healthy society depends.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

It was apparent on the first day that blacks were disproportionately impacted, and I felt it was important to help frame how we think about that issue, … I was outraged and heartbroken by what...

held no public office, she wasn’t a wealthy woman, didn’t appear in the society pages, she did not have an advanced degree (but) when the history of this country is written … it is this...