Come Home To The Affirmation That We

Every Program That Ever Helped Working People, From Rural Electrification To Medicare, Was Enacted By Liberals Over The Opposition Of Conservatives. When People Tell Me They Don't Like Liberals, I Ask, "do You Like Social Security? If So, Then Shut Up!"

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

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 Always Thought Of Myself As A Good Old South Dakota Boy Who Grew Up Here On The Prairie. My Dad Was A Methodist Minister. I Went Off To War. I Have Been Married To The Same Woman Forever. I'm What A Normal, Healthy, Ideal American Should Be Like.

Pay Attention To The Hungry, Both In This Country And Around The World. Pay Attention To The Poor. Pay Attention To Our Responsibilities For World Peace. We Are Our Brother's Keeper.