"The gun actually belonged to Senator Webb, and that Webb had given Thompson the gun on the way to the airport."
"The majority of the nation no longer supports this war -- the way this war is being fought, nor does the majority of our military, nor does the majority of Congress. We need a new direction."
"Many, including myself, warned even before the war began that it was unnecessary, that it would take our energy and attention away from the larger war against terrorism, and that invading and occupyin..."
"if you're going to call for the immediate withdrawal of 40,000 to 50,000 American troops, you're going to have to tell us which ones they are, where they're stationed now, and what the rest of the tro..."
"The second theme is economic fairness, with the breakdown of our society in a way that we probably haven't seen since the 1880s in the age of globalization."
"I think we've reached the point here where most of the people in this country will -- want a positive solution, want an answer."
"The campaign is over."
"This was a brutal campaign, and, in -- in many ways, an unnecessarily brutal campaign. And I think it's hurting the country."
"I would like to also, today, call on our president to publicly denounce the campaign tactics that have divided us, rather than brought us together."
"We have to get a transition going, so that we can have a smooth process from the George Allen people into ours."
"I ran on three basic themes. One was reorienting our national defense structure."