I hope for an America where the power of faith will always burn brightly, but where no modern inquisition of any kind will ever light the fires of fear, coercion, or angry division.

I have fallen short in my life, but my faith has always brought me home.

It is extraordinary that each of the three individuals this president [ George W. Bush] has nominated for the Supreme Court - Chief Justice [John] Roberts, Harriet Miers and now Judge Alito - has served not only as a lawyer for the executive branch, but has defended the most expansive view of presidential authority.

We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we made.

We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel.