To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done.

It feels like getting a back massage from the Grim Reaper: one must get comfortable with the most horrifying things in the world.

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.

Real assistance is to help people to help themselves. We can't do everything for everybody, but there is room for all who try to make it.

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.