Quotes from Mark Hatfield

I want to caution that we must not confuse patriotism with blind endorsement of bad policies.

Unless we have a well-educated people, we're vulnerable on our national security.

Yes, I'm of the old guard, liberal Republican.

Having seen war, you obviously learned to hate war.

The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.

As a Christian, there is no other part of the New Right ideology that concerns me more than its self-serving misuse of religious faith.

The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.

We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to eliminate hunger. Yet we have found the will to develop missiles capable of flying over the polar cap and landing within a few feet of their target. This is not innovation. It is a profound distortion of humanity's purpose on earth.