If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.

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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around...

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around...

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not...

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not...

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that...

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that...

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a...

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a...

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should...

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should...

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist...

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist...

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer,...

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer,...

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about...

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about...

I know that the president will listen to what Senator Frist has to say. I'm...

I know that the president will listen to what Senator Frist has to say. I'm...

As a physician, Senator Frist has a moral calling to save lives and alleviate suffering....

As a physician, Senator Frist has a moral calling to save lives and alleviate suffering....

The president's made his position clear. There is a principle involved here from the president's...

The president's made his position clear. There is a principle involved here from the president's...

We deeply regret Sen. Frist's endorsement of an embryonic stem cell research policy that would...

We deeply regret Sen. Frist's endorsement of an embryonic stem cell research policy that would...

It is a decision that will bring hope to millions of Americans. I know there's...

It is a decision that will bring hope to millions of Americans. I know there's...

Senator Frist is a good man, he's simply advocating a bad policy.

Senator Frist is a good man, he's simply advocating a bad policy.