“War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.”

“When I interviewed John McCain in 2000 about whether he had taken medication for his anger, I remember thinking, 'Let's see how this is going to work.'”

“I like John McCain, or he seems like a cool guy in a lot of ways. I don't agree with a lot of his policies, but he still seems like a cool guy.”

“The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.”

“Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice.”

“We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.”

“I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.”

“As far as this business of solitary confinement goes, the most important thing for survival is communication with someone, even if it's only a wave or a wink, a tap on the wall, or to have a guy put his thumb up. It makes all the difference.”

“War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.”

“Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war.”

“I know where a lot of them [the elite or elitists]”