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The worst part of what we heard Donald Trump say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
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Rebuilding our communities where the police and citizens all see themselves as being on the same side will require contributions from all of us.
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I feel like my political beliefs are rooted in the conservatism that I was raised with.
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When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training for its next deployment.
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The first step is to take weapons off the streets and to put more police on them.
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I am on record as saying that we need to put more money into the Social Security Trust Fund. That's part of my commitment to raise taxes on the wealthy.
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I want to be the president for all Americans, regardless of your political beliefs, where you come from, what you look like, your religion.
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Every election is about the future, which by definition means it's more about the future of young people than it is about me.
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Democracies have to be careful that they do not become so process-driven.
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Fear is always with us, but we just don't have time for it. Not Now!
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I think it's time that the wealthy and corporations paid their fair share to support this country.
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When any part of humanity is sidelined, the rest of us cannot sit on the sidelines.
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I've always found credit isn't just something you take - it's something people give you when they see how hard you're working.
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I would like the Supreme Court to understand that voting rights are still a big problem in many parts of our country America, that we don't always do everything we can to make it possible for people of color and older people and young people to be able to exercise their franchise.
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Our history has shown us that the strongest growth in our economy is inclusive, broad-based growth.
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I think if you had a capital-gains system where the long, patient capital would actually be rewarded, nanosecond capital turning would not be.
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In a democracy, if people don't have accurate information, how can they be active citizens? How can they be part of the debate? And if you are facing powerful forces on the right and in Trump administration who want to create an alternative reality that feeds into their objectives for our country, you more than ever need the press to cut through that, and to be as accurate as possible.
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The first years of life are not just important; they are more crucial to shaping children than any other time. Even before they speak, children are extremely sensitive to the messages adults send them.
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I think that I am the person who can do all aspects of the job. I think I'm the person best prepared to take the case to the Republicans. And I think that at the end of the day, it's not so much electability. It is who the American people can believe can keep them safe, can get the economy moving again, can get incomes rising, can build on the progressive accomplishments of President [Barack] Obama.
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I try to counter what Donald Trump says that might have an effect on somebody.
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I would like to save lives. Now you know, the gun lobby will say, "You can't stop everybody." And I would agree with that: You can't stop everybody. Isn't it worth stopping as many as possible, saving as many lives as we can? And I think comprehensive background checks and trying to keep guns outta the wrong hands would help us do that.
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The patterns have become unmistakable and undeniable. ... We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice in America.
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I want young people to be involved, and I especially want young people to vote.
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Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.