[A different member of the group, a candy wholesaler, said he vaguely remembered the] licenses-for-bribes … I don’t remember any details or anything about it.

I don’t know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas...

If the Americans and Cubans could put aside some of their political differences and work out some of their programs, I think both the Americans and the Cuban people could benefit greatly from that relationship,

My administration is committed to opening doors wide to women and minority-owned business,

Was I involved in selling drivers licenses to people illegally? Hell no I wasn’t. Would I have tolerated it? Hell no.

I’m going to sleep well tonight knowing that I made the right decision.

The federal government has torn apart my personal life with the intrusive and overbearing investigation.

sleep well knowing I made the right decision.

a totally separate thing in my mind.

When you go from speaker to lieutenant governor, it’s kind of a letdown, frankly, … But I worked with (then-Gov.) Jim Thompson and learned a lot from him.

at an appropriate time.

I’ve never seen anything quite like the site I saw here.

These incentives are coming because Boeing is bringing new revenue to Illinois that otherwise would not have been available,

In April of 1986, Aaron Patterson was tortured by Area 2 Violent Crimes detectives, under the direct supervision and with the active participation of Commander (Jon) Burge. The record in Mr. Patterson’s case shows that...

They took on a seemingly insurmountable task,

Legally, we’re not required to respond within any particular time, … The governor’s doing his best to be fair and give these important decisions the attention they’re due.

We’ve lost the ability to carry 2,000 or 3000 tons on some of the 1000-footers (freighters) since last year, … That’s a loss of about $100,000 on every voyage.

I may not accept all the recommendations, but I’m certainly going to do what I can,

haunted by the demon of error.

Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having?

I think lawmakers have got as much concern about that as anybody has, … Maybe your series will highlight that and bring it to their attention.

At this point it would appear they are where they should be, … They have a lot of work to do in the next few weeks, but it appears they are on line to have...

While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant.

he’ll have to find another excuse.

[The play closed with a satirical take on] The Gov’s Woes, … He really fell in it this time.

I can’t dictate to George W. Bush.

pretty stark, pretty bad.