Many respected economists and statesmen believe our national debt is neither unwieldy nor a dangerous burden on the country. The trouble is that a vast majority of the American people think otherwise.... It violates basic American ideas of thrift and money management. These strong public feelings cannot be ignored forever.

One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks.

If you can find something everyone agrees on, it's wrong.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician.

Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.

The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.