QUOTES
We
all agree that the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein in power,
but I believe that we are better off still if we live under the rule of law and
eliminate weapons of mass destruction. . . A preemptive, unilateral first strike
would set a terrible international precedent. The question one must ask when confronting
this doctrine of preemption is, where will it end? Which dictator will be next?
Some
of us must say, let us step back for a moment. Let us just pause for a minute
and think through the implications of our actions today so that this does not
spiral out of control.
Kids
can't see us bombing, and then listen to us talking about getting guns out of
the schools. How can we tell them to solve problems without violence, if, in fact,
we can't show an ability to solve problems without violence?
"...we
need people to become empowered at this moment, now that our civil liberties are
being eroded. We need people to become more involved in the political process.”
“Some people were
calling me un-American and all that. I know that I'm unified with our country.
I feel and I know that my actions are as American as anyone else's. I'm trying
to preserve the people's right to have some kind of oversight and some say in
the cycle of violence that could occur if we go into war without an end in sight.”
“I think that there's
going to be a rush to judgment on civil liberties, and a clamping down, a suspension
of our democratic rights. And I believe that those who are good Americans would
want to see this not happen and that we debate how to find a balance between the
public safety and the protection of civil liberties.”
“Sexual
abuse and rape in our prisons are the epitome of the dehumanizing nature of our
entire correctional system. Prison rape is a human rights issue; it's a public
health issue; and it's a public safety issue.”
“We
do not have to go to war, we have alternatives.”
Let
Us Not Become the Evil That We Deplore."
"Today
we come together to say no to the loss of innocent lives in a war that is totally
unnecessary. And we are here to say yes to peace.
