- Change theme
Quotes by Charles Schumer
- I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.
- I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
- I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it.
- I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.
- I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Palestinians hope that the United States will do its negotiating for them, they are not going to sit down and talk.
- I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.
- I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.
- If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.
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