“I would very honestly just tell you that what I tried to do was simply respond to inquiries from people as they came in. Where I've thought I could say something useful, I've tried to add a voice that was, frankly, a dissident voice earlier on, but one that I think has become a more mainstream voice-and not because I've shifted. I think that the critique I had of what was going on in our financial system from six, eight years ago-after seeing some of what we've suffered through and even since the cataclysm itself-in terms of the structural changes.” PeopleThinkingYearsVoiceTermSeeingSixYears AgoAddFinancialEightHonestlyMainstreamInquiryCritiqueDissidentsFinancial System Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.” PeopleMeanHorrorGunInstrumentsGun ControlDelayTriggersGun Safety Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you misunderstand the size of the problems we face, the strength of the status quo and the urgency of the people's desire for change.” PeopleShouldHardProblemFacesDesireSizeSettlingStatus QuoUrgencySettling DownChallenging Status QuoChallenging The Status Quo Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course.” PeopleWorldWayDoeCoursesInterestingInvolvedDrawsCapacityTheoreticalDynamismInteresting Life Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Those who are critical of Alliance are the same people who have done nothing for 30 years.” PeopleYearsDoneCriticalAlliances Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation. We are the envy of the world because of what we stand for and how our democratic process, flawed as it may often seem to be, operates. We should take pride in that.” PeopleWorldWantShouldMayStillsCountryStatesSeemsNationsProcessUnitedUnited StatesPrideWake UpDemocraticEnvyFlawedDemocratic Process Author:Eliot Spitzer
“From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much: the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.” PeopleHas BeensStatesGivenChanceNew YorkMy FamilySorryExpected Author:Eliot Spitzer
