And as long as America must choose, that long will there be a need and a place for the Democratic Party. We Democrats can run on our record but we cannot rest on it. We will win if we continue to take the initiative and if we carry the message of hope and action throughout the country. Alexander Smith once said, 'A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.' Let us continue to plant, and our children shall reap the harvest. That is our destiny as Democrats.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.

I love this city. If I am elected, I'll move the White House to San Francisco. Everybody's so friendly.

Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.

People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.

Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.

Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.