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.

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.

Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

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

We have the resources (to end hunger), we know what has to be done, and it's something that can be achieved at a rather modest cost

Every program that ever helped working people, from rural electrification to Medicare, was enacted by liberals over the opposition of conservatives. When people tell me they don't like liberals, I ask, "Do you like Social Security? If so, then shut up!"

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