I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

I would like to believe he's sick rather than just mean and evil.

Adventure is the best way to feel the reality thoroughly!

I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white

While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines...

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

If you expect the worst from people, that's exactly what you'll get.

If you wage war, do it energetically and with severity. This is the only way to make it shorter and consequently less inhuman.

Poetry is an affair of sanity, of seeing things as they are, to recreate the familiar, eternalizing the poet's own perception in unique and original verbal form.

You're nothing short of my everything.

There is no greater mystery than this, that we keep seeking reality though in fact we are reality.

While I do believe I become a technically better writer over time, in others ways writing gets harder because inspiration is finite.