Well, We Ought To Be

I Don't Think The American People Had A Clear Picture Of Either Nixon Or Me. I Think They Thought That Nixon Was A Strong, Decisive, Tough-minded Guy And That I Was An Idealist And Antiwar Guy Who Might Not Attach Enough Significance To The Security Of The Country. The Truth Is, I Was The Guy With The War Record, And My Opposition To Vietnam Was Because I Was Interested In The Nation's Well-being.

I Thought The Vietnam War Was An Utter, Unmitigated Disaster, So It Was Very Hard For Me To Say Anything Good About It.

Above All, Being A Democrat Means Having Compassion For Others. ... It Means Standing Up For People Who Have Been Kept Down.

My Heart Does Sometimes Bleed For Those Who Are Hurting In My Own Country And Abroad.

People Didn't Have The Political Guts To Stand Up Against An American War.