“Separation of church and state cannot mean an absolute separation between moral principles and political power.” Quote by Edward Kennedy
“Sometimes a party must sail against the wind. We cannot heed the call of those who say it is time to furl the sail. The party that tore itself apart over Vietnam in the 1960s cannot afford to tear itself apart today over budget cuts in basic social programs.” SometimesTodaySocialPartyCuttingTearsWindProgramBudgetsVietnamSail1960sHeedSocial ProgramsBudget Cuts Author:Edward Kennedy
“The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.” PeopleGovernmentDemandBiggerSmaller Government Author:Edward Kennedy
“The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right for us as Democrats is also the right way for Democrats to win.” WayPastWinningProgressAdventureOffersDemocratOpponentsHeritageRight WayVoyagesGreat Adventure Author:Edward Kennedy
“The more our feelings diverge, the more deeply felt they are, the greater is our obligation to grant the sincerity and essential decency of our fellow citizens on the other side.” FeelingsFeltSidesGreaterCitizensEssentialsFellowsObligationGrantsSincerityDecency Author:Edward Kennedy
“The Republican program is the profit-protection program for the insurance industry It's a bill of goods, it's a bill of wrongs. Ours is a patients' bill of rights.” RightsIndustryRepublicanProgramBillsPatientProfitProtectionGoodsBill Of Rights Author:Edward Kennedy
“The tax system is stacked against the average taxpayer.” TaxesAverageTaxpayersTax System Author:Edward Kennedy
“The torture and other sadistic abuses of prisoners in Iraq have done immense damage already to America's reputation in the world, and the worst may be yet to come. Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management: U.S. management.” WorldMayDoneAmericaWorstAbuseManagementIraqReputationTortureDamagePrisonerImmenseSaddamChamberSadistic Author:Edward Kennedy
“There is no morality in the mushroom cloud. The black rain of nuclear ashes will fall alike on the just and the unjust. And then it will be too late to wish that we had done the real work of this atomic age, which is to seek a world that is neither red nor dead.” WorldRealDoneAgeFallWishBlackMoralityLateRedRainCloudsNuclearToo LateAshesUnjustMushroomsReal Work Author:Edward Kennedy
“There is no safety in hiding. Like my brothers before me, I pick up a fallen standard. Sustained by the memory of our priceless years together, I shall try to carry forward that special commitment to justice, excellence and courage that distinguished their lives.” TryingYearsTogetherMemoriesJusticeSpecialBrotherStandardsPicksCommitmentSafetyExcellenceFallenMy BrotherHidingDistinguishedPricelessYears Together Author:Edward Kennedy