What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed

Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.

I've got certain responsibilities that I have to carry out in a very specific institution and in a specific moment in time.

The law is a powerful thing but the law doesn't always change what's in people's hearts. And so all of us have an obligation to think about how we're treating other people.

Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

It still puts burden on some troops of ours who are there [in Afghanistan and Iraq] as advisors and facilitators.

We're still fighting to make sure that basic anti-discrimination laws are enforced, not just at the federal level, by the way, but throughout government and throughout the private sector? And those are fights that we can win because - and this is where I do believe America has changed - the majority, not by any means 100 percent, but the majority of Americans believe in the idea of nondiscrimination.