One Of The Big Mistakes Republicans Made

Diplomacy Matters. Burden-sharing Matters. Follow-through Matters. And Yes, Sustaining The Peace Is Harder, More Complex And Often Costlier Than Winning The War Itself. No Matter The Surge Of Momentary Machismo -- As Gratifying As It May Be For Some -- It's Short-sighted And Wrong To Simply Go It Alone.

I Have Been A Long And Strong Supporter Of Civil Rights In My Whole Career. I Led The Fight To Get The Voting Rights Act Re-enacted. I Have Been A Strong Supporter Of Affirmative Action. I Believe In It Strongly.

Those Who Have Prospered And Profited From Life's Lottery Have A Moral Obligation To Share Their Good Fortune.

We Can See Beyond The Present Shadows Of War In The Middle East To A New World Order Where The Strong Work Together To Deter And Stop Aggression. This Was Precisely Franklin Roosevelt's And Winston Churchill's Vision For Peace For The Post-war Period.

I Filed A Brief As A Friend Of The Court In The U. Of Michigan To Keep Affirmative Action At The U. Of Michigan, Which I Attended The Law School. And I Was One Of The Original Sponsors Of Making The Martin Luther King Birthday A Federal Holiday.