As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.

The right to criticize: the right to hold unpopular beliefs; the right to protest; the right of independent thought. The exercise of these rights should not cost one single American citizen his reputation or his right to a livelihood... Otherwise none of us could call our souls our own.

We are Republicans. But we are Americans first. It is as Americans that we express our concern with the growing confusion that threatens the security and stability of our country.

Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism, are all too frequently those who . . . ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism-the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest, the right of independent thought.

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

The Senate has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.

I don't believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest. Surely we Republicans aren't that desperate for victory.