For its part, Government will listen. We will strive to listen in new ways - to the voices of quiet anguish, to voices that speak without words, the voices of the heart, to the injured voices, and the anxious voices, and the voices that have despaired of being heard.

It's long been common practice among many to draw a distinction between "human rights" and "property rights," suggesting that the two are separate and unequal - with "property rights" second to "human rights."

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.

I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

They say, "Gee, you look great." That means they thought you looked like hell before.

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.