America’s true power lies not in its will to dominate but in its ability to inspire.

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.

My old mom told me, 'Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that. There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time. I'm going to use that word. We just need to work together to make our country a better country, and I'd just as soon quit talking about it so much.

The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq.

Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers.

Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.