The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model.

Of course, every job I ever had I thought I was born for.

The chance to own a home; chance to own an education; chance to get access to capital. This is the real civil rights battle of the twenty-first century.

People want opportunity so they can earn security.

There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.

There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.

I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools.