Edward Kennedy Quotes on America (17 Quotes)

Our armed forces are serving ably in Iraq under enormously difficult circumstances, and the policy of our government must be worthy of their sacrifice. Unfortunately, it is not, and the American people know it.

President Bush should provide the information ... rather than hiding behind a privilege that doesn't exist and encouraging Roberts to not answer questions, ... The American people deserve to know who John Roberts is and where he stands on the vital issues before the country.

The only surprise is that the administration is surprised by the intense reaction of the American people.

You can't separate safety and security in schools from the issue of the availability and the accessibility of guns. The public understands that school violence prevention is a complex issue. The American people are increasingly demanding that we take action.

America will not be America until we free ourselves of discrimination and bigotry,

Our troops deserve better, Mr. Secretary. I think the American people deserve better, ... They deserve competency, and they deserve the facts. In baseball, it's three strikes and you're out. What is it for the secretary of defense.

If President Bush can make his own rules for domestic surveillance, Big Brother has run amok. We need a thorough investigation of these activities. Congress and the American people deserve answers, and they deserve answers now.

But it is very important for the American people to understand who this justice is and what his views are on important constitutional issues, ... And this is magnified particularly when the administration has made a judgment and decision to restrict information about the nominee, for what reasons we do not know.

We owe it to future generations of Americans to oppose this nomination. He's the wrong justice for justice and the rule of law in America.

One of the things the American people are very concerned about is shabby work and that certainly is true about the families whose houses are going to be rebuilt and buildings that are going to be restored,

We are giving assurance to the American families that help is on its way.

don't hold up, particularly since Roberts' clients were the American people.

He's obviously an intelligent and informed nominee, but the real criteria that all of us look for is whether the nominee is going to have a core commitment to the constitutional values and the rights and liberties and interest of the American people.

After all the buildup and the long wait, the American people had a right to expect a comprehensive plan. But all the administration released was a glossy brochure and a plan for a single agency, the Department of Health and Human Services.

I have come here today to express my view that America should not go to war against Iraq unless and until other reasonable alternatives are exhausted,

The nation lost a courageous woman and a true American hero. A half century ago, Rosa Parks stood up not only for herself, but for generations upon generations of Americans.

Iraq has become a quagmire. It may well go down as the worst blunder in the entire history of American foreign policy.