The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.
The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency.
The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right for us as Democrats is also the right way for Democrats to win.
The more our feelings diverge, the more deeply felt they are, the greater is our obligation to grant the sincerity and essential decency of our fellow citizens on the other side.
As Justice Sandra Day O’Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.
The tax system is stacked against the average taxpayer.
Floating screw – that’s what people used to call me.
Make no mistake about it! There is an organized movement against organized labor and it’s called the Bush Administration.
We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we made.
Have faith in yourself and in the future.
For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make.
We need the breast and the brightest to- umm the best and the brightest...
Dad, I’m in some trouble. There’s been an accident and you’re going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
I think a child calling for his mother is the most beautiful sound in the world.
Never listen to a phone call that isn’t meant for you. Never read a letter that isn’t meant for you. Never pay attention to a comment that isn’t meant for you. Never violate people’s privacy. You will save yourself a lot of anguish.
Ultimately, the courts will make the final judgment whether the White House has gone too far. Independent and impartial judges must assess the proper balance between protecting our liberties and protecting our national security.
Violence is an admission that one’s ideas and goals cannot prevail on their own merits.
The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.
There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud.
Immigration reforms are always controversial. Our Congress was created to muster political will to answer such challenges. Today we didn’t, but tomorrow we will. I yield the floor.