Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.

When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied.

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.

American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.