And if we were another country being analyzed by America, we would conclude that this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud.

Democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even these standards are required to be voluntary.

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power.

It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place.

When we are, love is not.When we are not, love is.

Sometimes, the only cost to experience an ecstatic moment is a decision

It is not about whether you have free will, rather it is about whether you have enough experience to make the best possible wilful decision in the current moment of life.

Tears on your mother's eyes are heavier than ocean waters

I busted my chin open trying to be Evel Knievel on my bike. When it happened, you could see straight through to the bone, I thought my dad was going to pass out. It left a scar that I still have now.

You get closer to your own humanity by understanding the stories of other people and the struggles they have.

If it be usual to be strongly impressed by things that are scarce, why are we so little impressed by virtue?

Love ranges from just fascination to something almost spiritual. In the case with my wife Barbara it just keeps growing all the time.

May God be with you and the Devil be crushed underfoot as you march for Peace on the skulls of our enemies, for goodwill, security, and a quality of life that comes only with Democracy

Only love matters in the bits and pieces of a person's life.