Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.

From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the entrenchment of special privileges in tax favoritism; from the waste of idle lands to the joy of useful labor; from the prejudice based on race and sex; from the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick - come home, America.

I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.

Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood.

Every Senator in this Chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This Chamber reeks of blood.