Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

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You do have to change things as warfare changes.

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need...

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need...

Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over...

Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over...

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go...

But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals...

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals...

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.