When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly.

The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.

The African-American experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry.

The American people demand results, not rhetoric, especially when it comes to national security issues.

The thing about American politics, as I've learned, is there is no choice.

An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say ''Gentlemen'' to the person with whom he is conversing.