Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.

One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.

We are all so privileged to be citizens of America, and we all need to be engaged.

I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness.

Why would we want to keep a tax cut that's failed? Why would we not want to go back to the Clinton tax code? And why would we not want to help every family more with a health-care plan like mine? Let's help average people. Let's be Democrats.