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We did the right thing based on what we knew at that time.

They do not have to go home permanently. They stay here for the rest of their lives.

I agree with what Mayor Giuliani said, that this is not the time to put in place a major change, a social experiment in the middle of a war going on.

Every Democrat up there is talking about a form of socialized medicine.

I didn't pardon anybody as governor because I didn't want to overturn a jury. But in this case you have a prosecutor who clearly abused prosecutorial discretion by going after somebody when he already knew that the source of the leak was…

McCain/Kennedy says people that are here illegally get a special pathway. They're not like all the over immigrants in the world that want to come to this great country.

His opposition to same-sex marriage should not be viewed as intolerance for gays.

I have respect for Senator McCain. And I guess that just shows that, even when he's wrong, he's amusing.

And my fear is that McCain-Kennedy would do to immigration what McCain-Feingold has done to campaign finance and money and politics, and that's bad.

As a Mormon, I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and a woman, and a woman.

People are going to make an assessment of the person who is president of the United States -- or that would be president, based on every piece of information they have. And I think if they take a look at me and my family, they'll say, you…

The victory that John Kennedy won was not just for 40 million Americans who were born Catholics, it was for all Americans of all faiths.

My religion's theology may be different than that of other faiths, but my religion is like other religions. It has its own unusual beliefs for those who weren't born in the church. And yet it has also taught me to be a better person than I…

We have a separation of church and state. It's served us well in this country. This is a nation, after all, that wants a leader that's a person of faith. But we don't choose our leader based on which church they go to.

Well, I -- I can only, hearing that statement, wonder whether there's not bigotry that still remains in America. That's an extraordinary thing for someone to say. And I can't imagine what prompted him to say something of that nature. It's…

states, not the Supreme Court, should decide on abortion law.

Al Sharpton took a swipe at my Mormon faith.

Well, I can only -- hearing that statement, wonder whether there's not bigotry that still remains in America. That's an extraordinary thing for someone to say. And I can't imagine what prompted him to say something of that nature. It's an…