Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our lives.

Torture gives you reliable and unreliable information. That's the reason why most people in the world don't do it. So this idea that you have to torture people in order to protect national security is a false argument, and I reject it.

Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow up.

My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it.

The fact that we did not give the demonstrators in Iran our moral support when a young woman named Neda bled to death in the streets of Iran will go down as one of the great mistakes of the 21st Century.

Even in this room full of proud Manhattan Democrats. I can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me ... I'm delighted to see you here tonight, Hillary.

It's very clear that Vladimir Putin has decided that he will eliminate his opponents and anyone who stands up for democracy and freedom. And he does so with relative impunity.