In our democracy and our civic discourse, it seems as if folks who take religion the most seriously are sometimes also those who are suspicious of those not like them.

The American people are going to have a good choice.

[We should beware] that our democracy stays healthy. And making sure that we maintain that sense of solidarity.

It's the job, I think, of leaders to try to address peoples' real legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive ways possible.

Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states.

In sectors like energy, I haven't been arguing for more spending per se; I've been arguing that it doesn't make sense for us to spend $4 billion subsidizing an oil industry that's mature and very profitable. We should be using that money to finance clean energy of the future.

I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.