The gap between the rich and the poor is the most dangerous threat to world peace we have.

The President is the peoples lobbyist.

It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.

There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late.

When people generally are aware of a problem, it can be said to have entered the public consciousness. When people get on their hind legs and holler, the problem has not only entered the public consciousness -- it has also become a part of the public conscience. At that point, things in our democracy begin to hum.

In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity.

If I believe in something, I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glory in defeat. The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position.