The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

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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...

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

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...

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...

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.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have...

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have...

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...