I feel that the conditions at Walter Reed are a reflection of the complete lack of planning for the war, and the lack of planning for this war lasting as long as it has.

The principles of equality that were set forth and were battled for have to be fought each and every day.

I stand on the shoulders of giants.

Materialism alone will not fulfill the possibilities of your existence.

Better is not good enough. Until we have absolute equality in this country, we must continue to work.

There is an empathy gap. There is a gap in terms of sympathizing for the folks in New Orleans.

We are in the presence today of a lot of Moseses. We're in the presence today of giants whose shoulders we stand on.

If you want to change the world, the change has to happen with you first.

We've still got a lot of economic rights that have to be dealt with.

They battled for America's soul, that shed blood, that endured taunts and torment, and in some cases gave the full measure of their devotion.

It is because they marched that I stand before you here today.

History has a terrible way of repeating itself.

The time has come for us to seize those opportunities.

Peace with security. That is the Israeli people's overriding wish.

I opposed this war from the beginning - in part because I believed that giving this President the open-ended authority to invade Iraq would lead to the open-ended occupation we find ourselves in today.

That effort begins with a clear and strong commitment to the security of Israel: our strongest ally in the region and its only established democracy.

As the U.S. redeploys from Iraq, we can recapture lost influence in the Middle East.

The threat of violence is real. Our job is to renew the United States' efforts to help Israel achieve peace with its neighbors while remaining vigilant against those who do not share this vision.