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.

America's legacy has been crafted by generations of hard-working men and women who moved to the United States from all over the globe to pursue their dreams.

There may be blasphemy and opposition to your calling, but you must continue fulfilling your calling

Fear stimulates us to take action and can be our friend, but if you act as though fear is not there-if you deny it-it will build and create barriers.

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

Melancholy redeems this universe, and yet it is melancholy that separates us from it.

We've come to know truths that we will never question: evil is real, and it must be opposed.

The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore.

An endless war against terrorism can tend to inflate the terrorists, because being at war is attractive to some angry, unemployed, disaffected youth.

I'm the straw that stirs the drink.

Art Objects is important not only as a plea to the public to read serious literature and to read it seriously, but it is a terrific book of instruction about writing.

Mainly, the reason people who didn't succeed had trouble because they had trouble forming teams. They didn't know how to collaborate.