The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.

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And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor...

And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor...

I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As...

I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As...

War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its...

War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its...

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that...

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that...

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a...

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a...

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and...

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and...

I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to...

I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to...

Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the United States Senate...

Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the United States Senate...

The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some...

The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some...

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not...

You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not...

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have...

And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have...

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to...

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to...

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that...

The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that...

Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'.

Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'.

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did...

The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did...

Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in...

Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in...

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt....

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt....

My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a...

My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a...