Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.

You live in a country that makes it harder to raise children than any other country in the world. You vote for me and I'll give you family values.

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.

It was Mario Cuomo's great gift and our good fortune that he was both a sterling orator and a passionate public servant. His life was a blessing.

The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA is the reason the Republicans control the House.

The future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation.

The purpose of affirmative action is to give our nation a way to finally address the systemic exclusion of individuals of talent on the basis of their gender, or race from opportunities to develop, perform, achieve and contribute. Affirmative action is an effort to develop systematic approach to open the doors of education, employment, and business development opportunities to qualified individuals who happen to be members of groups that have experienced long-standing and persistent discrimination.