Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

We cannot say to one couple that their love is deserving of marriage and to another that their love should only be called a partnership. 'Separate but equal' is never equal. Children of same-sex couples should not grow up wondering why their family is treated differently from other families

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

The US government should not be in the business of discrimination.

There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.