«The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I said more than a year ago, knowing what we know now, I would not have gone to war in Iraq. And knowing now the full measure of the Bush Administration?s duplicity and incompetence, I doubt there are many members of Congress who would give them the authority they abused so badly. I know I would not.»

«Our government has a simple task: recognize our nation?s real problems, and address them in a manner that reflects the priorities of the American people. It sounds simple, but it?s not happening today, and I know you?re as frustrated with Washington as I am»

«You see that flag up there. We call her Old Glory, the stars and stripes forever. I fought under that flag, as did so many of those people who were here tonight and all across the country. That flag flew from the gun turret right behind my head and it was shot through and through and tattered, but it never ceased to wave in the wind. It draped the caskets of men that I served with and friends I grew up with. For us, that flag is the most powerful symbol of who we are and what we believe in: our strength, our diversity, our love of country, all that makes America both great and good.»

«If America can go to the moon, then in the decades to come we should not ever have to have young Americans sent to any part of the world to defend and die for America's gluttony on fossil fuel.»

«But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls have perished in Darfur-when 11 million children are without health insurance-when our colossal debt subjects our economic future to the whims of Asian bankers-no one can tell me that faith demands this Senate spend its time arguing over a handful of judges. No one with those priorities can use my faith to intimidate me.»

«President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second,»

«I believe America's best days are ahead of us because I believe that the future belongs to freedom, not to fear.»

«We need to be smarter about now we wage a war on terror.?We need to deny them the recruits.?We need to deny them the safe havens.?We need to rebuild our alliances.»

«It's like taking a cup of water, pouring it into the ocean and pretending you're raising the tide.»

«It doesn't make sense for me to have budget policy... take precedence over homeland security.»