“To those of you who have said that someone who disagrees with you deserves to be punished, I give you Phil. Our editorial page editor is a lifelong Republican, a conservative and a patriot. He was an early voice of reason, arguing calmly that Donald Trump didn't represent the values of the party he…”— The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com
“To those who said we should be shut down, burned down, who said they hoped we would cease to exist under a new presidential administration, I give you Nicole. She is our editor who directs the news staff, independent of our endorsements. After your threats, Nicole put on her press badge and walked w…”— The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com
“To the anonymous caller who invoked the name of Don Bolles — he’s the Republic reporter who was assassinated by a car bomb 40 years ago — and threatened that more of our reporters would be blown up because of the endorsement, I give you Kimberly. She is the young woman who answered the phone when yo…”— The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com
“And then the reaction started pouring in. Threats against our business. Threats against our people. So, what is the response? What is the correct response to any of the vile threats against me? What is the correct response to the more disturbing actions and words directed against so many others? I'v…”— The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com
“Over the many months of the campaign, we found ourselves with this question: Endorse no one, or endorse a Democrat for the first time in our history? We made our choice soberly. We knew it would be unpopular with many people. We knew that, although we had clearly stated our objections to Trump, it w…”— The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com
“More than a year ago, The Republic’s editorial board began taking a stand against the actions and positioning of Donald Trump. In piece after piece, we made it clear that his principles weren’t conservative. They were bad for the party, bad for Arizona, dangerous for America.”— The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com
“I’m not sure I can keep up the gag of pretending that Trump has some sort of rational inner monologue. So instead, I’ll think of this question as what would keep me up late at night if I were Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager.”— Nate Silver, fivethirtyeight.com
“Trump said to watch you precincts. I’m going to go, for sure. I’ll look for . . . well, it’s called racial profiling. Mexicans. Syrians. People who can’t speak American. I’m going to go right up behind them. I’ll do everything legally. I want to see if they are accountable. I’m not going to do anyth…”— Steve Webb, bostonglobe.com
“The media is indeed sick, and it’s making our country sick, and we’re going to stop it.”— Donald Trump, bostonglobe.com
“If [Hillary Clinton] is in office, I hope we can start a coup. She should be in prison or shot. That’s how I feel about it. We’re going to have a revolution and take them out of office if that’s what it takes. There’s going to be a lot of bloodshed. But that’s what it’s going to take. . . . I would…”— Dan Bowman, bostonglobe.com
“Mr. Trump’s candidacy is a message from the voters. He is the empty gin bottle they have chosen to toss through the window.”— David Gelernter, wsj.com
“We did what the law allows. We published newsworthy information about a subject of deep public concern. If Mr. Trump disagrees, if he believes the American people have no right to hear what these women have to say and that the law of this country forces us and those who would dare criticize him to s…”— David McCraw, twitter.com
“Take a look, you take a look, look at her, look at her words — you tell me what you think. I don't think so.”— Donald Trump, cnn.com
“If you vote for Donald Trump, you'll see something. And you'll be so happy, so thrilled.”— Donald Trump, facebook.com
“I have to tell you that I can't stop thinking about this. It has shaken me to my core in a way I couldn't have predicted. So while I'd love nothing more than to pretend that this isn't happening, and come out here and do my normal campaign speech, it would be dishonest and disingenuous for me to jus…”— Michelle Obama, twitter.com
“We saw this candidate actually bragging about sexually assaulting women, and I can't believe I am saying that a candidate for President of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women.”— Michelle Obama, twitter.com
“The fact is: in this election we have a candidate for President of the United States who over the course of his lifetime and the course of this campaign has said things about women that are so shocking, so demeaning, that I will simply not repeat anything here today.”— Michelle Obama, twitter.com
“We need to recover from our shock and depression, and do what women have always done in this country: we need to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Because remember this: when they go low, we go high.”— Michelle Obama, twitter.com
“The American dream is really premised on people coming together to lift each other up — nobody, nobody makes it alone. Everybody has somebody who helps them along the way.”— Hillary Clinton, facebook.com