Torture must only be hypothetical exception, not US policy.

If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.

Old or young, healthy as a horse or a person with a disability that hasn't kept you down, man or woman, Native American, native born, immigrant, straight or gay - whatever; the test ought to be I believe in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. I believe in religious liberty. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe in working hard and playing by the rules. I'm showing up for work tomorrow. I'm building that bridge to the 21st century. That ought to be the test.

I admire that about the Republicans: The evidence does not faze them. They are not bothered at all by the facts.

No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.

Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that.

Nearly everyone will lie to you, given the right circumstances.