Quotes from Edward Kennedy

For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make.

I hate to see a young man get ahead on the basis of a famous family name.

It's better to send in the Peace Corps than the Marine Corps.

Health care is a right, not a privilege.

She's a wonderful, wonderful person, and we're looking to a happy and wonderful night - ah, life.

The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government.

What we have in the United States is not so much a health-care system as a disease-care system.

We were taught never to give up, never to passively accept fate, but to exhaust every last ounce of will and hope in the face of any challenge.

I hope for an America where the power of faith will always burn brightly, but where no modern inquisition of any kind will ever light the fires of fear, coercion, or angry division.

Separation of church and state cannot mean an absolute separation between moral principles and political power.

We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters which are either before the court or very likely to be before the court.

As a society, we've learned that we're all better off when everyone is included in the opportunities of this great nation.

We are giving assurance to the American families that help is on its way.

I won't yield to anyone about guns in our society. I know enough about it.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics.

Today, we say the only thing we have to fear is four more years of George Bush.

Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.

There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud.

Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

As you know so well, the passage of time never really heals the tragic memory of such a great loss, but we carry on, because we have to, because our loved one would want us to, and because there is still light to guide us in the world from the love they gave us.

the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.