Even One Justice Can Advance Or Reverse

We Were Taught Never To Give Up, Never To Passively Accept Fate, But To Exhaust Every Last Ounce Of Will And Hope In The Face Of Any Challenge.

The Stark And Tragic Images Of Human Suffering In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina Have Reminded Us Yet Again That Civil Rights And Equal Rights Are Still The Great Unfinished Business Of America. The Suffering Has Been Disproportionately Borne By The Weak, The Poor, The Elderly And Infirm, And Largely African-americans, Who Were Forced By Poverty, Illness, Unequal Opportunity To Stay Behind And Bear The Brunt Of The Storm's Winds And Floods. I Believe That Kind Of Disparate Impact Is Morally Wrong In This, The Richest Country In The World.

I Don't Think You're Going To Be A Success In Anything If You Think About Losing, Whether It's In Sports Or In Politics.

Immigration Reforms Are Always Controversial. Our Congress Was Created To Muster Political Will To Answer Such Challenges. Today We Didn't, But Tomorrow We Will. I Yield The Floor.

The Torture And Other Sadistic Abuses Of Prisoners In Iraq Have Done Immense Damage Already To America's Reputation In The World, And The Worst May Be Yet To Come. Shamefully, We Now Learn That Saddam's Torture Chambers Reopened Under New Management: U.s. Management.