Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'

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

Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream. Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward. Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world. And let us be joyful in the homecoming.

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.

Never say anything that, down inside, you think is wrong.

We are at a crossroads over how the federal government in Washington and state legislatures and city councils across the land allocate their financial resources. Which fork we take will say a lot about Americans and our values.