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

So, I think that's the centerpiece of morality: Don't lie. But to do that, you have to go a step further and find out what the truth is.

Truth is a habit of integrity, not a strategy of politics.

If Reagan wins, I'd sell the farm and buy a bomb shelter.

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

Every once in a while, I run into somebody who tells me that she met her husband in my campaign or a husband who says, I met my wife. I have to tell you, I caused a few divorces too.

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