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

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

I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie. My dad was a Methodist minister. I went off to war. I have been married to the same woman forever. I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.

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.

It can take greater courage to stand in opposition to the views of your neighbors or nation than to confront an enemy in combat.

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

The nature of freedom of choice is that some people will misuse their responsibility and hurt themselves in the process. We should do our best to educate them, but without diminishing choice for everyone else.