I think it would be a threat [Donald's Trump presidency] to the conduct of our foreign policy and our position in the world at large.

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong.

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning as little as $32,000 a year.

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.