I think we should be very clear on this. You know, this country was founded on the principles of the Enlightenment... It was the idea that people could talk, reason, have dialogue, discuss the issues. It wasn't founded on the idea that someone would get struck by a divine inspiration and know everything right from wrong. I mean, people who founded this country had religion, they had strong beliefs, but they believed in reason, in dialogue, in civil discourse. We can't lose that in this country. We've got to get it back.

What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever.

This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United States has to do.

George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between.

Actually when I was wounded and recovering in Japan. I went to church there and I remember on the air base where their hospital was, I remember coming out of that church and feeling like I had been - at that point I just felt very, very close to God and that I'd done the right thing with my life. And I knew I wasn't going back to Vietnam. I just knew I wasn't going back.

Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.

I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.