Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Was the fact that the New Haven firefighters had been subject to discrimination one of the facts you chose not to see in this case?"

"Let us not forget that wise men like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Justice Cardozo voted on cases which upheld both sex and race discrimination in our society."

"This is a hearing of the U.S. Senate. The judge deserves respect. Senators asking questions deserve respect."

"From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death."