It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved, otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without firing another shot.

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.

I do think there would be a receptivity to somebody who campaigned in a straightforward, cohesive way, supporting an increase in the minimum wage, being for universal health care for all Americans, and opposing trade agreements like NAFTA.

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

I believe that the Israelis and the Palestinians, by and large, want peace, they each want their own country, and they want to get along, and they are going to get along. I know it sounds unbelievable, but I know enough about this, having been there, that these are sophisticated people. It's not like in Pakistan, where people have been told about Jews for a thousand years but don't know any. The Palestinians know the Jews.

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

I will also continue to strongly oppose any reauthorization of the Patriot Act that does not protect the rights and freedoms of law-abiding Americans with no connection to terrorism.