I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing, and activities on the ground, that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power throughout which you bring about redistributive change. And in some ways, we still suffer from that.

I am who I am. You sort of get what you see with me.

Tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11.

What is certainly true is that the United States has to have a presence to promote the values that we care about.

We [USA] don't have diplomatic leverage to eliminate every vestige of a peaceful nuclear program in Iran. What we do have the leverage to do is to make sure that they don't have a weapon.

No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation.

Today’s decision was a victory for people all across this country whose lives will be more secure.