Mario Cuomo

“If you can manipulate news, a judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail, a smart accountant can keep a thief from paying taxes, a smart reporter could ruin your reputation- unfairly.”

“We Democrats still have a dream. We still believe in this nation's future.”

“Nobody has ever gotten a bigger push than Bill Clinton gave to Obama.”

“Lincoln had bad press, too. He wasn't appreciated until after he was gone.”

“There are few things more amusing in the world of politics than watching moderate Republicans charging to the right in pursuit of greater glory.”

“I have no quarrel with people seeing me as a sinner.”

“You can't ever make serious progress against terrorism unless you deal with Israel.”

“Barack Obama is probably one of the brightest in terms of sheer intelligence... also probably the best orator we've ever had as a president.”

“The problem is that you can't impose the church's teachings on all Americans as a matter of law.”

“The truth is that beginning in the 1970s, the heart of our Democratic party, America's strong striving middle class, began drifting away from us.”

“I don't ever recall having a political argument with Bob Grant. I've known him a long time. I've always liked him.”

“My favorite thought about Abraham Lincoln is he believed in two things: loving one another and working together to make this world better.”

“There is a respectable body of economic thought that holds that casino gambling is actually economically regressive to a state and a community.”