government Quotes

Is the Iranian record of intervention and terror worse than that of the U.S.?

Despotism is a long crime.

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt.

Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people.

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.