A judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail.

We are disgusted by the things that we desire, and we desire what disgusts us.

We believe in encouraging the talented, but we believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of the process of evolution, a government of humans should elevate itself to a higher order.

The values derived from religious belief will not - and should not - be accepted as part of the public morality unless they are shared by the pluralistic community at large, by consensus.

It is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided.

I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong military for our country. We live in dangerous times, but we must remember that we have to defend the United States against dangerous and modern threats. The Cold War is ending. Defense hawks like Senator Nunn need to understand this.

For me to make lasagna would be a desecration of a great Italian dish. . . . I don't mess with sacred things.