I do not think that any self-respecting radical in history would have considered advocating people’s rights to get married, join the Army, and earn a living as a terribly inspiring revolutionary platform.

Bush senior used to say that we have more will than wallet. So he urged the country to attack poverty with a thousand points of light, none of which could be eaten.

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.

Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so.

Take free speech: most of the tough cases on free speech involve very unpleasant people saying very obnoxious things.

I wouldn't want [gay marriage] to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has too many votes on this current court.