A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.

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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,...

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.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

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...

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....

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

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...

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we...

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we...

As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow...

As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow...

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances,...

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances,...

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

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

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.

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.