The people who have recently come to this country to work and better their lives should be given the same opportunities that our parents, grandparents, and ancestors were given.

People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.

Any religious organization should be allowed to hire based on their religious preference- but not with federal dollars.

I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

Our nation's anti-hunger programs need to be strengthened.

We must make immigration a legal, orderly process to eliminate this issue, not further criminalize it.

It’s amazing that people don’t understand that the more the market is involved and the smaller the government, the lower the price, the better the distribution, and the higher the quality.

The sense that everything is going wrong has existed in every era, and rightly so since men have found no greater pleasure than in inventing new ways to make each other miserable.

Whats good for the bacon

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.

Abandoning civil society will leave the enemy in control, not by victory but by default.

I played three sports in high school, baseball, football and basketball. Baseball really helped me a lot.

Refinement is the lifting of one's self upwards from the merely sensual; the effort of the soul to etherealize the common wants and uses of life.

Your social costs, your costs to the taxpayers, are $3 for every $1 of benefits, it's not good economic development

When in doubt, err on the side of generosity.

I'm a 50 year-old guy and I'm not in shape like I was when I was 30.