Reaganism is not only at odds with the Judeo-Christian heritage, it will not work.

For 50 years, the Republicans have been accusing the Democrats of being soft on national security.

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.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

I didn't used to care about living a long time. Not that I wasn't enjoying life, but I never sat around asking how I'd get to be 100, you know. But now I want to live long enough to see every school child in the world getting a good, nutritious lunch every day.

My dad was a Methodist minister.

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