You look at the large problems that we face - that would be overpopulation, water shortages, global warming and AIDS, I suppose - all of that needs international cooperation to be solved.

Manners are just a formal expression of how you treat people.

Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.

Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.

Listen to the people who are talking about how to fix what's wrong, not the ones who just work people into a snit over the problems. Listen to the people who have ideas about how to fix things, not the ones who just blame others.

This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency

The recent death of Gene McCarthy reminded me of a lesson I spent a long, long time unlearning, so now I have to re-learn it. It's about political courage and heroes, and when a country is desperate for leadership. There are times when regular politics will not do, and this is one of those times.