Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

We have got to move away from the concept of race and color because that is what apartheid is. We cannot end apartheid if we retain these concepts.

I urge the Government to look carefully at scrapping the entire burden of regulation on micro-businesses with, say, three employees or fewer.

Our community is like many around the country that have, as the gentleman from New York referenced, sophisticated planning and zoning regulations. These are elements that are developed as a result of...

I don't have a problem with the Centre sanctioning funds to any state. However, when this is done for narrow political considerations, it damages the federal fabric mandated by the Constitution.

The idea seems to be to use the next treaty talks to strike a grand bargain: Britain will be helpful to those states wishing to establish a fiscal union among themselves if, in exchange, we can...

It is the purpose of the majority of the Immigration Committee to encourage assimilation, yet this bill has already done more than anything I know of to bring about discord among our resident aliens.

A princely mind will undo a private family.

When I was agriculture minister, we drafted specific policies to tackle the agrarian crisis.

I sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Sandy and believe that those who purchased flood insurance should have their claims paid.

I want people to feel like they have access to Congress, that they have access to government.

I injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters.

Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.

Limiting the ability of the people to peacefully organize and partake in direct action to fight against persecution and discrimination is not only barred by the U.S. Constitution but is fundamentally...

It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.

Though I have nothing personally against Mr Modi, he is a representative of a wrong ideology.

We had to get on food stamps for a short period of time, so I understand the need for those.

Is Tony Blair of the Labour party? The answer to that is profoundly 'yes', but that is not how, sentimentally, he is regarded in the Labour movement generally.

When we lift women up, our communities thrive.

Fascism is a religious concept.

I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that...

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.

Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.

An intellectual is a man who doesn't know how to park a bike.