I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible in order to assure, frankly, future generations don't have to pay our bills.

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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...

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...

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 was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

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...

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more...

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you...

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you...

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...

I want to rebuild America.

I want to rebuild America.

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...

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as...

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as...

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...

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.

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues 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.

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...