I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.

The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

Anti-New Deal rhetoric has never disappeared from American political life.

I used to say to my late wife, 'I have great faith in the American people.'

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.