I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to mean that we give our children no less retirement security than we inherited from our parents.

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The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience...

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience...

I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to...

I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to...

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a...

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like...