To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship. Robert Byrd americanawakencitizen share on social
This war is not necessary. We are truly sleepwalking through history. Robert Byrd historysleepwalkwar Change image and share on social
And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that. The Constitution doesn't say that that nominee shall have any vote at all. There doesn't have to even be a vote. Robert Byrd constitutionmaintainnominee share on social
We, unlike Nazi Germany or Mussolini's Italy, have never stopped being a nation of laws, not of men. But witness how men with motives and a majority can manipulate law to cruel and unjust ends. Robert Byrd cruelendgermany Change image and share on social
I have been in Congress for more than a half century. I have lived through times of fear and times of hope. Of despair and of achievement. I have seen our government at its best, but today I fear that we see our government at its worst. Robert Byrd achievementbadcentury share on social
Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed. Robert Byrd accomplishbushcheney Change image and share on social
Our ideals of freedom, set forth and realized in our Constitution, are our greatest export to the world. Robert Byrd constitutionexportfreedom Change image and share on social
The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq. Robert Byrd administrationbillioncomfort Change image and share on social
It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers. Robert Byrd casecongressconstitutional share on social
