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.

I will not leave the Republican Party, ... The Republican Party is my home.

Giving peace a chance only gives Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his choosing, in pursuit of ambitions that will only grow as his power to achieve them grows.

You hear it every four years, ... Scare the seniors, scare the seniors.

I can tell you that I think America is safer today than it was on 9/11. But that doesn't mean that we don't have a long way to go.

All this money washing around Washington and all of these contributions taint all of us.

I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others.