With the end of the cold war all the 'isms' of the 20th century – Fascism Nazism Communism and the evil of apartheid-ism – have failed. Except one. Only democracy has shown itself true the help of all mankind.

With the end of the cold war all the 'isms' of the 20th century – Fascism Nazism Communism and the evil of apartheid-ism – have failed. Except one. Only democracy has shown itself true the help of all mankind.

American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.

American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.

Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed cheered cut sold traded and hung in effigy.

Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed cheered cut sold traded and hung in effigy.

To Republicans I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.

To Republicans I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.

Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.

Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.

Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.

Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.