As long as I sit at Henry Clay's desk, I will remember his lifelong desire to forge agreement, but I will also keep close to my heart the principled stand of his cousin, Cassius Clay, who refused to forsake the life of any human, simply to find agreement.

What is immoral for an individual to do, is immoral for a government to do

We shouldn't be fearful of freedom, we shouldn't be fearful of individual liberty.

To understand how Republicans lost the African American vote, we must first understand how we won the African American vote.

If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate this.

Using taxes to punish the rich, in reality, punishes everyone because we are all interconnected. High taxes and excessive regulation and massive debt are not working.

When the government tries to invade the church to enforce its own opinion on [gay] marriage, that's when it's time to resist.