William Cohen: “Given the composition of that group, who have now said that, we think this is the right course of action, I think the…”

Democracy in that sense, worked with the people, spoke out and said, no. You'll work with a system democracy, it can be messy but dictatorships are a menace.

He has indicated he'd like to be a dictator on day one. He's indicated publicly in the past he would like to have my generals. He's indicated throughout that his administration he puts a premium on loyalty, not to the Constitution, but to…

I think every veteran who sees that or reads that, or to keep that in mind this coming next year and say, never vote for a president of the United States who has such contempt and such disrespect for the courage and the valor of the people…

The center cannot hold if a nation is divided. That's as old as Abraham Lincoln. A nation cannot stand if it's divided.