I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It…

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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,...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

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...

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...

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

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

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs -...

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs -...

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors,...

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors,...

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....

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...

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

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....

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.

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

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

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

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...

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

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

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 want to attract the best people into teaching.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.