More - Richard Durbin Quotes

We will initiate at the beginning of next year one of the most serious debates about civil rights and individual liberties in our history.

Richard Durbin

 Beginning

At a time when we see around the world the violent consequences of the assumptions of religious authority by government, Americans may count themselves fortunate. Our regard for constitutional boundaries has protected us from similar travails while allowing private religious exercise to flourish. Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must answer a difficult question: Why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly?

Richard Durbin

 Authority

The time couldn't be better to move this forward, because we've now moved our focus from food safety to include food security,

Richard Durbin

 Focus

We hope before the end of the week the Senate Intelligence Committee will reach an agreement to move forward in this important phase of the intelligence investigation,

Richard Durbin

 Agreement

It is very difficult to track how this man, who gave us such misleading information before the invasion of Iraq -- now under active investigation for endangering American troops --- is now the toast of the town in the Department of the Treasury and Department of State,

Richard Durbin

 Information

we cannot put off the debate over the best course for the future. . . . We do not honor our fallen soldiers simply by adding to their numbers.

Richard Durbin

 Debate

I promised John Roberts I would give him a clean slate.

Richard Durbin

 

There is a line to be drawn here. We should all draw it together in terms of personal intrusion of our loved ones.

Richard Durbin

 

All of us are trying to get down to, what are your core values? ... If you'll play for any team that asks you to play, it raises the questions of where would you draw the line, if you would draw the line.

Richard Durbin

 

We cannot allow our nation to drift into a war without end in Iraq, ... We do not honor fallen soldiers simply by adding to their numbers.

Richard Durbin

 Honor