If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?

We're all looking for a plan that will work. The current plan is not working, and 21,500 additional troops -- it's a snowball in July. It's not going to work.

I think a public official ought to follow his conscience as to what is in the public interest, not what will protect his job.

It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.