There Was No Imminent Threat.

I Hope For An America Where No President, No Public Official, No Individual Will Ever Be Deemed A Greater Or Lesser American Because Of Religious Doubt - Or Religious Belief.

We Cannot Simply Speak Out Against An Escalation Of Troops In Iraq, We Must Act To Prevent It... There Can Be No Doubt That The Constitution Gives Congress The Authority To Decide Whether To Fund Military Action, And Congress Can Demand A Justification From The President For Such Action Before It Appropriates The Funds To Carry It Out.

I Hate To See A Young Man Get Ahead On The Basis Of A Famous Family Name.

The Real Transgression Occurs When Religion Wants Government To Tell Citizens How To Live Uniquely Personal Parts Of Their Lives. The Failure Of Prohibition Proves The Futility Of Such An Attempt When A Majority Or Even A Substantial Minority Happens To Disagree. Some Questions May Be Inherently Individual Ones, Or People May Be Sharply Divided About Whether They Are. In Such Cases, Like Prohibition And Abortion, The Proper Role Of Religion Is To Appeal To The Conscience Of The Individual, Not The Coercive Power Of The State.

Through Periodic Increases Over The Next Three Decades Under Democratic And Republican Administrations Alike, The Nation Achieved One Of The Fundamental Goals Of A Just Society, Which Is That No One Who Works For A Living Should Have To Live In Poverty.