We seem bent upon saving the Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh, even if we have to kill them and demolish their country to do it....I do not intend to remain silent in the face of what I regard as a policy of madness which, sooner or later, will envelop my son and American youth by the millions for years to come.

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

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

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

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

Don't throw away your conscience.

I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.