Virginia States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently about states' rights today are not those seeking the protection of the individual citizen, but his exploitation. The time is long past — if indeed it ever existed — when we should permit the noble concept of states' rights to be betrayed.

Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America's water pollution.

GDP does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levels-local, State and Federal-in ending the pollution of our waters.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.