I think he [President Clinton] was probably the brightest President of the 20th century.

You are equally responsible for your place in the culture, and you must make a contribution, and you must accept responsibility for what goes down on your watch. You have no excuse if you are a conservative not to be concerned about the environment. You are equally responsible.

This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction.

Theres no way that I could be the president. You cant have a pacifist in the White House... Im an actor. This is what I do for a living.

Aaron Sorkin very sticky about using precise language. It's in his contract: you have to use what he writes!

I love my country enough to suffer its wrath.

This supposed idyllic society we have is the most confused, warped, addicted society in the history of the world. We are addicted to power, we're addicted to our own image of ourselves, to violence, divorce, abortion, and sex.