It's possible to dazzle a crowd if you really work at it. But that is no qualification for leadership. Hitler was a master of crowds.

No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.

Every Senator in this Chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This Chamber reeks of blood.

The Tone is the Message.

Authentic leadership is about leading from the core of who we are to inspire each of us to our best contribution toward a shared mission.

One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.

If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?

America is one of the few places where the failure to promote oneself is widely regarded as arrogance.

I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.

I'm concealing a lot of things. That's what a lady does.

Go fetch to me a pint o' wine, An' fill it in a silver tassie.

The politicians in Washington are spending trillions of dollars of our money. When are Americans going to stand up and say enough is enough?

Washington D.C. is about 300 square miles surrounded by realty.