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

[Donald Trump] just would not be in his element and I think he would wobble off course and I think the country just can't have that.

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

We're getting to the point where we're impinging on democratic institutions in this country and I think, you know, it takes a certain - not a suspension of disbelief - but willingness to go along with other people to get the ship of state going forward. I'm not sure that happens in a [Donald] Trump presidency, frankly.

We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race.

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.

The best preparation for work is not thinking about work, talking about work, or studying for work: it is work.