I have never seen such extreme partisanship, such bitter partisanship, and such forgetfulness of the fate of our fathers and of the Constitution.

Congress is not an ATM.

This war is not necessary. We are truly sleepwalking through history.

It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's liberties that is in jeopardy. That is why I wrote 'Losing America.'

Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he turned the law inside out and made illegality legal.

Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don't get that albatross around your neck. Once you've made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena.

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.

If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office.

The money the president wants to borrow for Iraq will come directly out of the American taxpayer wallets in the form of Medicare and Social Security receipts. That's your money

The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq.

America’s true power lies not in its will to dominate but in its ability to inspire.

Not matter what your sacred or religious book is, it's not how well you know the book, it's how well you're in alignment with the author.

The present is the closest that you will ever get to the future.

You know what’s worse than burying your own child? Not burying your own child.

It's so much more interesting to study a ... damaged world. I find it difficult to learn anything in a place that's too civilized.

All men are homosexual, some turn straight. It must be very odd to be a straight man because your sexuality is hopelessly defensive. It's like an ideal of racial purity.

The poet is the complete lover of mankind.

Research shows that the wealthier, more educated, and healthier a nation, the less violence and civil unrest among its populace, and the less likely that unrest will spread across its borders.

I'll hit them when it matters.

When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.

Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before.