Joseph Lieberman Quotations

When I look at Al Gore ... and think about the courage that went into making this decision, I see a glimpse of how good this nation can be,

fundamentally a referendum within our party on whether we're going to build on the Clinton transformation in our party in 1992 that reassured people we were strong on defense, we were fiscally responsible, we cared about values, we were interested in cutting taxes for the middle class and working with business to create jobs.

He has a very difficult task before him, ... I fear that as an adviser who lacks statutory mandate, Senate confirmation and budget confirmation and budget authority, he will not be as effective as we need him to be.

There is no cheap way to be better prepared. It takes money -- more money than this budget offers.

We support a woman's right to choose, ... The other ticket does not.

He seems to believe if you are just against everything, that's enough -- against removing Saddam Hussein, against tax cuts, against knocking down walls of protection around the world so we can sell more products that are made in America by Americans.

Last week, there was no support for American or NATO ground forces. Next week, I think there may be, because we understand more,

Our inquiry to date raises serious questions about whether FERC appropriately discharged its duties to monitor and regulate energy markets, followed through on warranted reviews of Enron's energy trading business, and heeded important warning signs of problems in Enron's business activities,

Our proposal would create a select national commission on youth violence whose mandate would be to deliberately examine the many possible root causes of this crisis.

I was personally angry because President Clinton had, by his disgraceful behavior, jeopardized his administration's historic record of accomplishment, much of which grew out of the principles and programs that he and I and many others had worked on together in the new Democratic movement,

We have until 2012 to meet Kyoto ... and it doesn't make sense

With all due respect, I think that's a little like saying that the veterinarian and the taxidermist are in the same business, ... Because either way, you get your dog back.

There has been a change in policy. There are peace talks going on. I would not want to bring the question of whether or not we're going to override the president's veto to the floor and find out we don't have enough votes. I'd rather keep the sword hanging over the Serbs.

There has been a change in policy, ... There are peace talks going on. I would not want to bring the question of whether or not we're going to override the president's veto to the floor and find out we don't have enough votes. I'd rather keep the sword hanging over the Serbs.

There is some good news in this report today, which is that this video game industry one has the best rating system of any entertainment industry. And it has done more to respond to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) report last fall that said that the entertainment industry was marketing adult rated products to kids,

This is going to require some very tough leadership from you in priorities, the setting of priorities and the willingness to try to implement those.

The when and the how is up to the Commander in Chief and our military, but whether ought not to be in doubt.

The blame for the war is Saddam Hussein's, ... Inside Politics.

The V-chip is a tool that we're putting in the hands of America's viewers, television viewers, particularly America's parents. The question is how well they use it but, they can't be expected to use it very well if the programs are not accurately labeled,

They have to ask every conceivable question about how September 11 happened, ... And if they don't get the answers they want, we expect them to use the subpoena power that we have given them. This is just too important.

The content of many cutting-edge games is becoming more and more vivid, violent and offensive to our most basic values.

I hope that we can let go of the anger and the passions and some of the divisions that have consumed us in recent times, because the independent counsel law is not about sex scandals and spin doctors and mud throwing,

In some sense, not just the Gulf Coast was attacked, but America's self-confidence.

I read a study a while ago that made the argument, and it is a plausible argument, that there has been more persecution of Christians in the 20th century than in any of the preceding 19 centuries,