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.

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

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

But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid.

When I see Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity baying across the television screen, I find it hard to take them seriously. I assume that they must be saying what they do primarily to boost book...

He was an American character, one typical of men of his generation, men who embraced the notion of freedom and individualism and the open road without always knowing its price, and whose enthusiasms could as...

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we...

That solves about 95 percent of the cases but the cases that get to the Supreme Court are the five percent that aren’t easily answered and that’s where you fall back on judgment and perspective.

I think a good place to start would be for both Democrats and Republicans to say ? we are willing to experiment and invest on anything that works,

Today, we recognize the simple truth that John Johnson was a part of all of us.

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart...

Winter came and the city [Chicago] turned monochrome — black trees against gray sky above white earth. Night now fell in midafternoon, especially when the snowstorms rolled in, boundless prairie storms that set the sky...

No, what’s troubling is the gap between the magnitude of our challenges and the smallness of our politics–the ease with which we are distracted by the petty and trivial, our chronic avoidance of tough decisions,...

In the absence of dogs and hoses there is no immediate, obvious enemy before us, so it’s harder to mobilize a sense of outrage, … Rosa Parks did not just sit down on her own...

I think his legacy can be seen in the African-Americans who have achieved success in corporate board rooms, in starting businesses, I think that my own success as U.S. Senator might not be possible had...

In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

I’ve got daughters. Nine years old and six years old. First of all, I’m gonna teach them about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don’t want them PUNISHED with a baby.

I would like to see him (Bush) reach out to a broader circle of leadership in the African-American community and indicate that what he saw woke him up,

Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the globalization of the economy, we have policies that are accelerating the most destructive trends of the global economy.

This budget tells our veterans that if they want increased funding for the VA they’ll have to pay for it themselves.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

nasionalisme terurai dalam sikap belaka dan bukan program konkret, setumpuk keluhan dan bukan kekuatan yang terorganisasi, gambar dan bunyi yang memadati gelombang udara dan percakapan, namun tanpa perwujudan jasadi.

I confess to wincing every so often at a poorly chosen word, a mangled sentence, an expression of emotion that seems indulgent or overly practiced. I have the urge to cut the book by fifty...

Conservatives may be right when they argue that the government should not try to determine executive pay packages. But conservatives should at least be willing to speak out against unseemly behavior in corporate boardrooms with...

And then, on September 11, the world fractured.It’s beyond my skill as a writer to capture that day and the days that would follow–the planes, like specters, vanishing into steel and glass; the slow-motion cascade...

Some of that means that in your public statements, … you end up trafficking in public platitudes more than you’d want to do at home.

What people want to know is who has a set of concrete plans to help them send their kids to college, or save for retirement.

John Kerry believes in America.

we are a couple of U.S. senators.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and...

To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is...

I’ve been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

But they sense … that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, … They know we can do better. And they...

Mr. Bennett should immediately apologize to the nation for making a statement that clearly crossed the line.

Issues are never simple. One thing I’m proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America –...

What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have...

Over the last fifteen months we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been to fifty-seven states. I think, one left to go.

Kita menganggap keimanan sebagai sumber kenyamanan dan pemahaman, tetapi mendapati ekspresi kita akan hal itu justru menyebarkan perpecahan. Kita percaya, diri kita adalah orang-orang yang toleran meskipun berbagai ketegangan rasial, agama, dan kultural mencemari lanskap...

I didn’t see the weapons of mass destruction at the time, I didn’t think there was an imminent threat from Saddam Hussein.

I think that the entire country felt shame about what had happened,

What’s your name, sweetie? You look so pretty, … You made this heart and you decided to give it to Bill Clinton, didn’t you?

How does the saying go? When two locusts fight, it is always the crow that feasts.’Is that a Luo expression?’ I asked. Sayid’s face broke into a bashful smile. We have a similar expression in...

I believe a stronger sense of empathy would tilt the balance of our current politics in favor of those people who are struggling in this society. After all if they are like us, then their...

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been...

These are trips not initiated by me; these are trips that other people think will be helpful. For every invitation I’ve accepted, I’ve turned down 100.

People can sort of put it off, and it’s not confronting you day-to-day in an immediate sort of way. The consequence of inaction can be enormous, but I think it’s one of those issues where...