It's nice not to have to worry about constituents, now, I simply do what I want.

I am 1,000 percent for Tom Eagleton and I have no intention of dropping him from the ticket.

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

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

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true.

I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.