I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all things to work for the greater good.

Because of an adulterous affair I shall leave office in November.

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all things to work for the greater good.

No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation.

The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties.

I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable.