I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972.

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner.

I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.

When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.

Every program that ever helped working people, from rural electrification to Medicare, was enacted by liberals over the opposition of conservatives. When people tell me they don't like liberals, I ask, "Do you like Social Security? If so, then shut up!"