“No matter who you are or where you come from, if you work hard and play by the rules, you should have the opportunity to build a good life for yourself and your family.”Tagged: Equality, American Dream
“To succeed in the 21st century, we need to integrate the traditional tools of foreign policy— diplomacy, development assistance, and military force— while also tapping the energy and ideas of the private sector and empowering citizens, especially the activists, organizers, and problem solvers we…”Tagged: 21st Century, What America Needs, Politics, Civil Society
“Having run for President before, I understand exactly how challenging it is on every front—not only on candidates but on their families as well.”Tagged: Running For President, American Elections
“In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics
“Attempting to define reality is a core feature of authoritarianism. This is what the Soviets did when they erased political dissidents from historical photos. This is what happens in George Orwell's classic novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', when a torturer holds up four fingers and delivers electric…”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics, Donald J. Trump, Alternative Facts
“Listening to Trump, it almost felt like there was no such thing as truth anymore. It still feels that way.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics, Donald J. Trump, Alternative Facts
“He [Trump] reminded me of one of those old men ranting on about how the country was going to hell in a handbasket unless people started listening to him.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics, Donald J. Trump
“Deep breath. Feel the air fill my lungs. This is the right thing to do. The country needs to see that our democracy still works, no matter how painful this is. Breathe out. Scream later.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics, Losing, Moving Forward
“But slowly, on a personal level, it has gotten better–or at least less terrible.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics
“In this book, I write about moments from the campaign that I wish I could go back and do over. If the Russians could hack my subconscious, they'd find a long list.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics
“Every day that I was a candidate for President, I knew that millions of people were counting on me, and I couldn't bear the idea of letting them down. But I did. I couldn't get the job done, and I'll have to live with that for the rest of my life.”Tagged: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, United States Politics