In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don’t because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love. Chuck Schumer Read Quote
