Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.

It's nice not to have to worry about constituents.

The earth has enough knowledge and resources to eradicate this ancient scourge. Hunger has plagued the world for thousands of years. But ending it is a greater moral imperative now than ever before, because for the first time humanity has the instruments at hand to defeat this cruel enemy at a very reasonable cost. We have the ability to provide food for all within the next three decades.

I'm constantly meeting people who said that they cast their first vote for me, or that they cut their eye teeth on the 1972 campaign, or that they didn't vote for me but admire my positions.

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!"

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

We have the resources (to end hunger), we know what has to be done, and it's something that can be achieved at a rather modest cost