“My colleague Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania Republican, erroneously suggested that I support the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to biological evolution. That simply is not true. ... Unlike biological evolution, intelligent design is not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has no place in the curriculum of our nation's public school science classes.” SchoolNationsClassSupportAtheismTeachingDesignTheoryEvolutionRepublicanIntelligentPositive AtheismGenuineAlternativesColleaguesPublic SchoolCurriculumPennsylvaniaIntelligent DesignScientific TheoryBiological EvolutionScience Class Author:Edward Kennedy
“I hope for an America where we can all contend freely and vigorously, but where we will treasure and guard those standards of civility which alone make this nation safe for both democracy and diversity.” AmericaNationsDemocracySafeDiversityStandardsTreasureCivility Author:Edward Kennedy
“Supreme Court nominations are an occasion to pause and reflect on the values that make our nation strong, just and fair. And we must determine whether a nominee has a demonstrated commitment to those basic values.” ValuesStrongNationsCommitmentFairsCourtDetermineSupremeOccasionsPausesSupreme CourtNominations Author:Edward Kennedy
“The core values of our constitution are at the heart of our nation's progress.” HeartValuesNationsProgressConstitutionCoreCore Values Author:Edward Kennedy
“As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.” OpportunityNationsSocietyInclusionBetter OffGreat Nations Author:Edward Kennedy
“Immigrant families have integrated themselves into our communities, establishing deep roots. Whenever they have settled, they have made lasting contributions to the economic vitality and diversity of our communities and our nation. Our economy depends on these hard-working, taxpaying workers. They have assisted America in its economic boom.” MadeHardAmericaNationsCommunityEconomyEconomicHard WorkDependsDiversityRootsWorkersImmigrationContributionImmigrantsLastingVitalityIntegratedOur CommunityDeep Roots Author:Edward Kennedy
“My brother need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life; to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. Those of us who loved him and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world. As he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him: "Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not."” MenWorldNeedsSaidWarDreamTodaySufferingNationsSawsBrotherPrayingHealRememberedMy BrotherDecentTouchedWhy NotDecent Man Author:Edward Kennedy
“Were I to make the announcement and to run, the reasons I would run is because I have a great belief in this country [America]. ... There's more natural resources than any nation in the world; the greatest education population in the world; the greatest technology of any country in the world; the greatest capacity for innovation in the world; and the greatest political system in the world.” WorldCountryReasonRunningAmericaPoliticalBeliefNationsNaturalTechnologyResourcesCapacityInnovationPopulationNatural ResourcesPolitical SystemsAnnouncementsGreatest Political Author:Edward Kennedy
