“John Adams, second president of the United States, wrote that our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. George Washington warned us never to indulge the supposition 'that morality can be maintained without religion.'” PeopleMadeStatesPresidentReligiousUnitedMoralUnited StatesMoralityConstitutionScaryIndulgeSupposition Author:Joe Lieberman
“[People of faith must] reassure them [atheists] that we share with them the core values of America, that our faith is not inconsistent with their freedom and our mission is not one of intolerance, but one of love.... I stand before you today as a witness to the goodness of God. For me, like you and like my running mate Al Gore, faith provided a foundation, order and purpose in my life.” PeopleRunningTodayAmericaPurposeValuesOrderShareLike YouGoodnessFoundationAtheistScaryMissionsCoreWitnessAlsMatesIntoleranceGoreInconsistentCore ValuesGoodness Of God Author:Joe Lieberman
“While so much of our economic life is thriving, too much of our moral life is still stagnating. As a people, we need to reaffirm our faith.” PeopleNeedsStillsLife IsMoralToo MuchEconomicScaryMoral Life Author:Joe Lieberman
“I think a lot of people feel that they are just not listened to, and that the politicians in Washington are just playing games with each other and forgetting about their constituents.” PeopleThinkingFeelsGamesForgetPoliticianConstituentsPlaying Games Author:Joe Lieberman
“Most people want their representatives to get something done.” PeopleWantDoneRepresentatives Author:Joe Lieberman
“I'm worried that too many people, both in politics and out, don't appreciate the seriousness of the threat to American security and the evil of the enemy that faces us -more evil or as evil as Nazism and probably more dangerous than the Soviet communists we fought during the long Cold War.” PeopleLongWarFacesEvilEnemySecurityDangerousColdAppreciateThreatWorriedCommunistSovietCold WarSeriousnessNazism Author:Joe Lieberman
“I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people.” PeopleCountryValuesSharePositionAnger Author:Joe Lieberman
“The difference in this town - here in Washington - on the war is not between Democrats and Republicans; it's between people who believe essentially we've already lost in Iraq and it's time to get out - and most of the rest of us.” PeopleBelieveWarWinningLostDifferencesRepublicanTownsDemocratIraq Author:Joe Lieberman
“The essential facts are known. We know of the weapons in Saddam's possession: chemical, biological, and nuclear in time. We know of his unequaled willingness to use them. We know his history. His invasions of his neighbors. His dreams of achieving hegemonic control over the Arab world. His record of anti-American rage. His willingness to terrorize, to slaughter, to suppress his own people and others. We need not stretch to imagine nightmare scenarios in which Saddam makes common cause with the terrorists who want to kill us Americans and destroy our way of life.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayWantNeedsFactsUseDreamCausesCommonKnownRecordsImagineAchieveEssentialsWeaponsDemocraticIraqPossessionRageNeighborNuclearTerroristNightmareWillingnessChemicalsSaddamInvasionScenariosSlaughterArab WorldAnti-american Author:Joe Lieberman
“The way we're really going to grow the economy is to invest in people, to invest in innovation, to have the federal government put money in the kind of research that will create the new high-technology, bio-technology industries that will create the millions of new jobs.” PeopleWayKindGovernmentJobsGrowsMillionsTechnologyEconomyIndustryResearchInnovationFederal GovernmentNew JobBiotechnologyHigh Technology Author:Joe Lieberman