You can always debate about what you should have done. The question is what are you going to do?

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

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.

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

Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true.

Surely anyone who has ever been elected to public office understands that one commodity above all others, namely the trust and confidence of the people, is fundamental in maintaining a free and open political system.

There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.