“I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.”

Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can’t. After all, Mitt Romney’s idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.

What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.

The only way we’re gonna work with Donald Trump is if he moves completely in our direction and abandons his Republican colleagues.

The greatest problem America faces is the decline of middle class incomes.

The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.

When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.

But I don’t think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

I am deeply skeptical of trade deals in general.But the only way they can get a number of Democrats is by doing a strong real currency bill that goes after the worst of the trading partners, the one that`s stealing our high-end jobs.

All we ask for is registration, just like we do for cars.

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it’s a better education overall.

The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.

If you have a sharp bold economic message, you can unite everybody.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

It’s hard to improve public education – that’s clear.

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.

When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.

Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.

All of us are products of our childhood.

The highest result of education is tolerance.